Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“Whether she has had discussions with stakeholders on improving the diversity of parliamentary candidates.”
Tabled: 19 October 2023Answered: 25 October 2023
Asked by
Rosie Duffield
Independent — Canterbury
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that. I was in his constituency just the other week, and we could see the impact that this measure would have on children in Peterborough where, as he said, 9,000 children are living in poverty. In his constituency, 5,500 children are living in poverty. We are lifting them out of poverty, and that is the right thing to do.