Parliamentary search - International Women's Day

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

735 c1426-95

Session

2010-12

Department

Government Equalities Office

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Northover | 735 c1431 (Link to this contribution) I remind noble Lords—I should have done this at the very beginning of the debate—that this is a time...

Lord Dholakia | 735 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—and the noble Baronesses—I can take a hint. Next week we will celebrate International Women...

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Baroness Verma | 735 c1426-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great privilege to open this debate, and as always your Lordships' House has shown...

Baroness Thornton | 735 c1429-31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for opening the debate. I am looking forward to th...

Baroness Verma | 735 c1426 (Link to this contribution) That this House takes note of International Women's Day on 8 March and the contribution of women to ...

Baroness Massey of Darwen | 735 c1437-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, sisters and brothers, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for introducin...

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone | 735 c1436-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to speak in this debate and warmly congratulate my noble friend Lady Verma ...

Bishop of Bath and Wells | 735 c1434-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords and—dare I say?—noble sisters, I thank the noble Baroness for initiating this debate. Econo...

Baroness Hayman | 735 c1432-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, said she would deal with international issues when she wou...

Baroness Seccombe | 735 c1442-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in this very special Diamond anniversary year, with all the excitement of the celebration ...

Baroness Pitkeathley | 735 c1443-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in this debate. I apologise in advance for having to l...

Lord Smith of Clifton | 735 c1439-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate is becoming an annual fixture in the business of the House, and quite right to...

Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 735 c1440-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate is a cause for real celebration. It is a matter of delight to us all, I am sur...

Lord Shipley | 735 c1445-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my contribution to this debate derives from reading, a couple of years ago, some research ...

Baroness Gale | 735 c1446-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—and my ladies—I bring greetings from Wales on this glorious St David's Day. I believe that ...

Baroness Browning | 735 c1472-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I congratulate my dear ...

Baroness Nye | 735 c1474-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for introducing the debate and for her ac...

Lord Black of Brentwood | 735 c1476-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Verma on securing this debate....

Lord Mitchell | 735 c1478-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma. It has been a stunning debate so far, and sh...

Baroness Turner of Camden | 735 c1479-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to contribute to this impressive debate and I thank the noble Baroness for intr...

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington | 735 c1481-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like a number of other noble sisters, I made my maiden speech during this debate last year...

Baroness Wall of New Barnet | 735 c1483-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been sitting her for I-do-not-know-how-many hours wondering whether it is easier to...

Baroness Verma | 735 c1488-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been a privilege to sit and listen to a debate that has encapsulated a huge range o...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 735 c1484-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a real pleasure to participate in this debate to celebrate International Women's Day...

Lord Smith of Clifton | 735 c1490 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Baroness for referring to my point on quotas. Does she recall that studies have sh...

Baroness Verma | 735 c1490-5 (Link to this contribution) That would be if we allow it to stay the way it is. Through active engagement we are making progress...

Lord Davies of Abersoch | 735 c1449-50 (Link to this contribution) Hear, hear! I think that my speech should also be deleted from Hansard. For the past 12 months I ha...

Baroness Benjamin | 735 c1450-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Verma for securing this debate, as it celebrates Internat...

Baroness Northover | 735 c1452 (Link to this contribution) I apologise for interrupting my noble friend, but I remind noble colleagues that when the clock hits...

Baroness Benjamin | 735 c1452 (Link to this contribution) Thank you very much but I just want to get that last phrase in. Thank you.

Baroness Miller of Hendon | 735 c1448-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in previous debates on International Women's Day I declared two interests: as a member and...

Lord Bach | 735 c1455-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on her excellent opening to this debate and I look forward to ...

Baroness Benjamin | 735 c1452 (Link to this contribution) Let us congratulate all women on International Women's Day and use it with pride. Our country needs ...

Baroness Northover | 735 c1452 (Link to this contribution) I point out that it will eat in to the Minister's reply at the end if noble Lords overrun. This is a...

Lord Bates | 735 c1454-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great privilege to take part in this debate, although it can be a little intimidat...

Baroness Bakewell | 735 c1452-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords and sisters, I speak in praise of grandmothers. The contribution of grandmothers—grandparen...

Baroness Byford | 735 c1463-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by thanking my noble friend Lady Verma for leading this afternoon's debate. We bot...

Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill | 735 c1464-6 (Link to this contribution) Today we look forward to International Women's Day on 8 March and the contribution of women to econo...

Baroness Morris of Bolton | 735 c1459-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lady Verma and to the usual channels for ensuring that,...

Lord Giddens | 735 c1461-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend Lady Dean and other speakers have noted that there is quite a high proport...

Lord Loomba | 735 c1456-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this debate ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March. The theme this year i...

Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde | 735 c1458-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join in congratulating the Minister on not only initiating the debate but on the manner ...

Baroness Lister of Burtersett | 735 c1471-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in this welcome celebration of International Women's Day, we should take note of women's c...

Baroness Kramer | 735 c1469-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have loved every minute of this debate and learnt so much across a wide range of issues ...

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead | 735 c1467-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I follow on from my noble friend Lady Gale's greetings from Wales and say to noble Lords: ...

Lord Lexden | 735 c1466-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, during our debate a year ago to mark International Women's Day, we were reminded most powe...

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