Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2011 UN Women
"I thank the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for North East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel), who was determined not to back down and who received considerable support from my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Jane Ellison). That proves that women should not take whatever is thrown …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech
"Yes, that is an excellent initiative. There is another scheme under which the chairmen and chief executives of various boards mentor the next level of senior women in the City, which is working extremely well.
The second area I want to address is women’s entrepreneurship. Again, there is a lot …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech
"My hon. Friend is entirely right. We must have flexible working in order to make progress. We need more examples like Cath Kidston in Chiswick in my constituency. She has set up her shops from scratch and has been incredibly successful. In the UK, 150,000 start-ups would be created per …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech
In conclusion, I want to talk about violence against women—another subject that is extremely close to my heart, first, because it is a major issue for me in Hounslow in my constituency and, secondly, because Refuge was set up in Chiswick …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech
The Home Secretary has spoken firmly on the issue of violence against women and girls, saying that our
“ambition is nothing less than ending all forms of violence against women and girls.”—[Official Report, 25 November 2010; Vol. …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech
"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland) and the hon. Member for Rochdale (Simon Danczuk) on their excellent maiden speeches. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral West (Esther McVey), whom I met at the beginning of her 10-year journey. I think I …..." Mary Macleod - View Speech