My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I represented the United Kingdom. The main item on the agenda...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I represented the United Kingdom. The main item on the agenda...

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I represented the United Kingdom. The main item on the agenda was a policy debate about the Commission Communication on EU2020 strategy. Member states agreed that EPSCO has an important role to play...

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I represented the United Kingdom. The main item on the agenda was a policy debate about the Commission Communication on EU2020 strategy. Member states agreed that EPSCO has an important role to play...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Ann Keen), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today, on behalf of the Government, I formally welcome the report from the independent Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). The taskforce, led by...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Ann Keen), has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Today, on behalf of the Government, I formally welcome the report from the independent Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). The taskforce, led by...

Today, on behalf of the Government, I formally welcome the report from the independent Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). The taskforce, led by Sir George Alberti, was established in May 2009 to identify the role of the national health service in responding to...

Today, on behalf of the Government, I formally welcome the report from the independent Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC). The taskforce, led by Sir George Alberti, was established in May 2009 to identify the role of the national health service in responding to...

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I shall represent the United Kingdom on all items. The presidency will seek political agreement on a proposal for a Council directive which will implement a social partners' framework agreement to protect...

The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I shall represent the United Kingdom on all items. The presidency will seek political agreement on a proposal for a Council directive which will implement a social partners' framework agreement to protect...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I shall represent the United Kingdom on all items. The...

My honourable friend the Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society (Angela Eagle) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will be held on 8 March 2010 in Brussels. I shall represent the United Kingdom on all items. The...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for facilitating the debate and for her excellent speech introducing the topic—as usual, with some merriment in it. International Women’s Day is an important event in our calendar each year, and we have wide and interesting debates on it....

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for facilitating the debate and for her excellent speech introducing the topic—as usual, with some merriment in it. International Women’s Day is an important event in our calendar each year, and we have wide and interesting debates on it....

My Lords, something has happened to my voice. First, I thank all noble Lords who took part in the debate today, particularly because all but the Front-Benchers were limited to five minutes. In those five minutes, we got so much varied information that made the debate worthwhile. I ask noble...

My Lords, something has happened to my voice. First, I thank all noble Lords who took part in the debate today, particularly because all but the Front-Benchers were limited to five minutes. In those five minutes, we got so much varied information that made the debate worthwhile. I ask noble...

My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in today’s debate, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. As always, this debate, which marks International Women’s Day and links women around the world together, has drawn on the enormous experience and insight across your Lordships’...

My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in today’s debate, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. As always, this debate, which marks International Women’s Day and links women around the world together, has drawn on the enormous experience and insight across your Lordships’...

My Lords, it is, indeed, a real privilege to respond to such a stimulating and wide-ranging debate. I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, not just for tabling today’s Motion, but for her work over the years in raising the profile of these issues, particularly the importance...

My Lords, it is, indeed, a real privilege to respond to such a stimulating and wide-ranging debate. I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, not just for tabling today’s Motion, but for her work over the years in raising the profile of these issues, particularly the importance...

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, on gaining this important debate on International Women’s Day. It gives me particular pleasure also to speak after not just the noble Baroness, Lady Turner, but also the noble Baroness, Lady Seccombe, since together we worked hard in earlier years to...

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, on gaining this important debate on International Women’s Day. It gives me particular pleasure also to speak after not just the noble Baroness, Lady Turner, but also the noble Baroness, Lady Seccombe, since together we worked hard in earlier years to...

My Lords, I, too, would like to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, on instituting this debate to honour International Women’s Day, an occasion that is becoming a tradition and which is so much appreciated by all women Peers, and many men, in your Lordships’ House. I make...

My Lords, I, too, would like to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, on instituting this debate to honour International Women’s Day, an occasion that is becoming a tradition and which is so much appreciated by all women Peers, and many men, in your Lordships’ House. I make...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, not only on securing today’s debate but on introducing it so well in a wide-ranging and excellent speech. It is always a pleasure to participate in this debate because the speeches are always informative, thought provoking, entertaining and,...

My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, not only on securing today’s debate but on introducing it so well in a wide-ranging and excellent speech. It is always a pleasure to participate in this debate because the speeches are always informative, thought provoking, entertaining and,...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, and congratulate her on securing this important debate today. There are not that many women in the world of politics, but where special measures are taken women can make their voice heard. One country with a new democracy is Rwanda,...

My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, and congratulate her on securing this important debate today. There are not that many women in the world of politics, but where special measures are taken women can make their voice heard. One country with a new democracy is Rwanda,...

My Lords, I agree with many others today that the most effective way to raise the status of women is to invest in the education of girls. One hundred years ago, a Ghanaian educationist said that, ""if you educate a woman, you educate a whole family"." Since visiting a woman’s...

My Lords, I agree with many others today that the most effective way to raise the status of women is to invest in the education of girls. One hundred years ago, a Ghanaian educationist said that, ""if you educate a woman, you educate a whole family"." Since visiting a woman’s...

My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, for bringing this debate to the Chamber. In recent years, major changes have taken place in our society. Relationships between men and women were not as they were 50 years ago. Women are more likely to be financially...

My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, for bringing this debate to the Chamber. In recent years, major changes have taken place in our society. Relationships between men and women were not as they were 50 years ago. Women are more likely to be financially...

My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for this debate. I received the briefing pack prepared by the House of Commons Library, with the social and general statistics setting out the trends in female representation in public life. The note covers politics, public...

My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for this debate. I received the briefing pack prepared by the House of Commons Library, with the social and general statistics setting out the trends in female representation in public life. The note covers politics, public...

My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for securing it. Given the title of the debate, the issue that I wish to raise is global but not necessarily a celebration. I want to...

My Lords, I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Hendon, for securing it. Given the title of the debate, the issue that I wish to raise is global but not necessarily a celebration. I want to...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, for calling for this debate today and apologise to her for arriving a few minutes late—it started a bit sharp. I have known of her reputation for working for women’s improvement since I met her just over 30 years ago, when...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, for calling for this debate today and apologise to her for arriving a few minutes late—it started a bit sharp. I have known of her reputation for working for women’s improvement since I met her just over 30 years ago, when...

My Lords, this annual debate has become a must for many noble Lords from all Benches, so it was with the greatest pleasure that I heard that my noble friend Lady Miller of Hendon had managed to secure this debate. She has always championed the cause of women, long before...

My Lords, this annual debate has become a must for many noble Lords from all Benches, so it was with the greatest pleasure that I heard that my noble friend Lady Miller of Hendon had managed to secure this debate. She has always championed the cause of women, long before...