Part of The Minister for Women and Equalities Was Asked – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 March 2017.
Mims Davies
Conservative, Eastleigh
12:00,
23 March 2017
This House benefits hugely from the much broader representation that women and all those from different backgrounds bring to it. As chair of the all-party group for women in Parliament, may I ask the Minister to commit the Government to highlighting women’s suffrage, which was hard fought for and should be highly valued and used?
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