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Women And Equalities Committee
The Women and Equalities Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established following the 2015 general election to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Government Equalities Office on equalities (sex, age, race, sexual orientation, disability and transgender/gender identity) issues. The committee has faced criticism for its name, and in 2017, Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... MP Philip Davies said it should be renamed the "Equalities Committee". Membership Membership of the committee is as follows: Changes since 2024 2019-2024 Parliament The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020. Changes 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Committee (United Kingdom)
In British politics, parliamentary select committees are cross-party groups of MPs or Lords which investigate specific issues or scrutinise the work of the Government of the United Kingdom. They can be appointed from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, from the House of Lords, or as a Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, joint committee of Parliament drawn from both. Committees may be constituted as "sessional" committees – i.e. be near-permanent – or as "ad-hoc" committees with a specific deadline by which to complete their work, after which they cease to exist. House of Commons select committees are generally responsible for overseeing the work of government departments and agencies, whereas Lords select committees look at general issues, such as the British constitution, constitution or the economy. Select committees are also one of Parliament's mechanisms for holding the private sector to account. Following the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Canterbury is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2017 by Rosie Duffield formerly of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and since September 2024 an Independent politician, Independent. The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, until 1885, electing one thereafter, before being altered by the Representation of the People Act 1918 (the later-termed "Fourth Representation of the People Act, Reform Act", the first being Reform Act 1832, in 1832). Constituency profile The seat takes in the cathedral and university city of Canterbury, rural villages to the south, and the seaside resort of Whitstable to the north. Full time students make up around a quarter of the electorate. History ;Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Taylor (politician)
Rachel Margaret Taylor is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth since 2024. Taylor was born and educated in Warwickshire. She studied at the University of Leeds, where she was Vice President for Welfare in the University Union. She has previously worked as a solicitor, specialising in property law, and helped to run a retail business in the North Warwickshire area. She has also been a tennis umpire at Wimbledon. Taylor served on North Warwickshire Borough Council representing the ward of Atherstone Central, and was first elected to represent one of two seats in the constituency on 4 May 2023; the other seat was won by Neil Dirveiks, also a Labour councillor. She was selected to contest the new seat of North Warwickshire and Bedworth for Labour in December 2023. She was described as being among a number of LGBTQ+ parliamentarians by PinkNews ''PinkNews'' is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reigate (UK Parliament Constituency)
Reigate () is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Rebecca Paul (British politician), Rebecca Paul, of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Constituency profile Electoral Calculus characterises the seat's electorate as "Kind Yuppies", with right-wing economic views but more liberal social attitudes. Incomes and house prices in the seat are well above UK averages. The seat is predominantly in the London commuter belt with good rail services from Reigate, Redhill and Banstead to Central London, and several financial companies are based in the seat. Boundaries Historic 1885–1918: The Borough of Reigate, its Sessional Division, and those of Dorking and Godstone except Effingham, Mickleham, Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh 1918–1950: The Borough of Reigate, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Paul (British Politician)
Rebecca Sheila Paul is a British Conservative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate since 2024. Biography Paul has worked in tax management for businesses and charities. She has worked in Parliament for Robin Millar, the MP for Aberconwy, Wales from 2019 to 2024. Paul was elected as the councillor for Tadworth, Walton and Kingswood at the 2021 Surrey County Council election with 70 per cent of the vote share. She served as the Deputy Cabinet Member for Levelling Up on Surrey County Council. In July 2023, Paul was selected as the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for the safe seat of Reigate. The incumbent MP, Crispin Blunt, was elected as a Conservative but had the whip removed and was not standing again. At the 2024 general election, she won the seat with 35 per cent of the vote share and a majority of 3,187. In the opposition frontbench of Kemi Badenoch, she serves as a junior whip. Paul opposed Kim Leadbeater's bill i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Derbyshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
South Derbyshire is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Samantha Niblett of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Boundaries Historic The constituency was originally created after the Reform Act in 1832 when Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), Derbyshire was divided into North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire. 1832–1868: The Hundreds of Appletree, Morleston and Litchurch, and Repton and Gresley, and so much of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as was not comprised in the Bakewell Division. 1868–1885: The Hundreds of Repton and Gresley, Morleston and Litchurch, and Appletree. 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Derby, the Sessional Divisions of Repton and Swadlincote, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ashbourne and Derby. 1918–1950: The Urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Niblett
Samantha Ruth Margaret Niblett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire since 2024. She gained the seat from Heather Wheeler. Early life and education Niblett is from Nottingham, the daughter of local detective Jim Doherty. Her paternal grandparents moved to Nottingham from County Mayo, Ireland in the 1950s. Career Prior to pursuing a full-time political career, Niblett worked at software company 1E as its Head of Alliances, Channel & Ecosystem; before 2022, she had worked in the information technology sector for more than 20 years. In 2022, she founded Labour Women in Tech, a campaign for the Labour Party to adopt policies to promote STEM subjects to girls and technology-related careers to women. Labour Women in Tech held in launch event in July 2023 which was attended by then Labour MPs Lucy Powell and Jonathan Ashworth, as well as former Labour MP and future East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward, and future MP for Erewas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Edinburgh West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first contested at the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election. It has been represented since 2017 by Christine Jardine of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats. Prior to the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election, the boundaries were the same as the Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency), eponymous constituency of the Scottish Parliament, which had been created in 1999. History This commuter belt seat, distinctively in the city, was Unionist Party (Scotland), Unionist/Scottish Conservatives, Conservative for over 65 years, from the 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931 general election until the 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 general election, although the Liberal/SDP Alliance and later the Liberal Democrats repeatedly came close to winning in the 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Jardine
Christine Anne Jardine (born 24 November 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West since 2017. She has been the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, and Scotland since July 2022. She previously served as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office. She was Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Treasury, Europe, Exiting the European Union and International Trade from 2020 to 2022. She was the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson from 2019 to 2020. Early life and career Christine Jardine was born on 24 November 1960 in Glasgow. She was educated at Clydebank High School and the University of Glasgow, where she graduated with a MA (Hons). She is a former journalist, who worked for BBC Scotland and was editor of the Press Association in Scotland. She also taught journalism at the University of Strathclyde, Robert Gordon University and the University of the West of Scotland. Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouthshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Monmouthshire () is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, and was first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. Its current MP is Catherine Fookes, a member of the Labour Party. It previously existed as a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs). In 1885 the Monmouthshire constituency was divided to create North Monmouthshire, South Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire. Boundaries The historic Monmouthshire constituency covered the county of Monmouth, except that from 1832 there was a borough constituency, Monmouth Boroughs, within the county. The constituency was re-established as part of the 2023 review for the 2024 general election under the June 2023 final proposals of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Fookes
Catherine Ann Fookes (born October 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monmouthshire since 2024. Education Fookes was born in 1970 and was educated at the private Godolphin School. She later studied at Middlesex Polytechnic studying Business studies and French, and later she did a Masters in Development Studies at the University of Bath. Professional life Fookes worked as a Campaigner at ActionAid, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming and the Organic Trade Board. She served as a board member on the Food and Drink Wales industry board helping to grow and promote the industry in Wale In 2017 she became Chief executive officer, CEO of the Women's Equality Network Wales and chair of the Welsh think tank, Fabians Cymru. Political career In 2017 Fookes contested the Wyesham ward on Monmouthshire County Council. She came second, by 24 votes, to the Welsh Conservatives' Laura Anne Jones. In 2022 she was successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolsover (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolsover (, and commonly ) is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Derbyshire, represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Natalie Fleet, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The constituency was created in 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950, and is centred on the town of Bolsover. History Before the Reform Act 1832, relatively wealthy people (forty-shilling Freehold (law), freeholders) of the Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), whole county could attend elections when there was an opposition candidate. From 1868 until 1885 the area formed part of the East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), East Derbyshire constituency, redrawn out of the North Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Derbyshire constituency formed in 1832. The Bolsover constituency was created in 1950 from parts of the constituencies of North East Derbyshire (constituency), North East Derb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
