Statement of Service
Parliament to introduce Women and Equalities Select Committee
The Government is to introduce a new Parliamentary Select Committee dedicated to Women and Equalities issues.
Select Committees provide important oversight and scrutiny on government work in areas � but until now, there has been no one committee with oversight of government equalities work.
However, following sustained campaigning from a number of MPs � including a report from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Parliament � the Government has agreed to introduce a Commons equalities committee for the first time.
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June 18, 2015
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