General Debate On International Women’s Day
Thursday 5 March 2009 in the House of Commons
http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk/output/page2734.asp
The House will sit at 10.30am
Oral Questions – Energy and Climate Change, including Topical Questions; Leader of the House; House of Commons Commission
Business Statement – Leader of the House
Debate – Supporting women and families through the downturn and building a strong and fair economy for the future
Adjournment – Men’s health at work – Dr Howard Stoate
The House will sit in Westminster Hall between 2.30pm and 5.30pm
Westminster Hall – a debate on 7th report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, HC 73 (Session 2007-08) entitled
‘A Life Like Any Other? Human Rights of Adults with Learning Disabilities’, and the Governments response, Cm 7378 (Session 2007-08) and further response Cm 7536 (Session 2008-09)
http://www.parliament.uk/what_s_on/hoc_forthcomingbusiness.cfm
Early Day Motion
EDM 899 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY25.02.2009
Featherstone, Lynne
That this House recognises the importance of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2009; notes the findings of Girlguiding UK’s report Political Outsiders: We Care, But Will We Vote, published in partnership with the Fawcett Society and the British Youth Council, that the most important political issues facing young women today include domestic violence, gangs and knife crime, bullying and workplace equality; is concerned that the research reveals that young women today feel deep disengagement from local and national politics; further notes that more must be done to engage young women in politics by giving them a voice on issues that affect them directly; acknowledges the call for political parties to consider publishing young people’s manifestos; and therefore demands greater efforts from all sides of the House in pioneering ways to inspire the next generation of female policy-makers.
(28 signatories as at 3rd March 2009)
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=37978&SESSION=899
