Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 26206

Candidates: Gender

Tabled: 23 January 2025

Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op) — Bathgate and Linlithgow

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to (a) enact section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 and (b) take steps to improve gender representation in candidates for (i) local and (ii) devolved elections ahead of those elections.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

I am proud that progress is being made, with 40% of MPs now women, but we want to see this replicated at all levels of Government. Last summer my Ministerial colleague Bridget Philipson met with members of 50:50 Parliament, where they discussed the import...

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