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Session 2009-10 Publications on the internet Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) Committee Publications

Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) - Final Report Speaker's Conference on Parliamentary Representation Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 6 January 2010.

Contents Terms of Reference Foreword Conclusions and recommendations 1 The case for widening representation Justice Effectiveness Enhanced legitimacy 2 Citizenship and engagement The failure of party politics The apathy myth Improvements in education What is 'Citizenship'? Beyond school What can Parliament do? 3 The importance of political parties What is a political party? What are political parties for? The decline in party membership Consequences of the decline in local party membership The importance of local political activism Membership, income and activism Open recruitment 4 What is an MP, and how do you become one? 5 Selection processes and barriers to selection Selection processes Barriers to selection Supply-side barriers Demand-side barriers Equality rhetoric, equality promotion and equality guarantees Equality guarantees in UK law Quotas for women A case for compulsory quotas? Objections to quotas 2010 and beyond All-BME shortlists Primaries Future progress Targets and monitoring Targets 6 Tackling supply-side barriers Barriers to access for disabled people An untapped pool of talent Changing the culture: assumptions about disabled people Changing the culture: the need for more disabled role models Physical and practical barriers Local Government Political parties: central initiatives and local reality The costs of candidacy Financial resources The specific costs of candidacy for disabled people Time off work for campaigning Personal costs Building confidence Internships Mentoring Unacceptable conduct in campaigning 7 Parliament: changing the culture of an institution Support for families Maternity leave Statutory maternity cover and MPs Childcare Pairing Sitting hours Other cultural barriers Civil Partnerships A shortage of information Parliament, disability and the law Attitudes to mental illness and the disqualification of MPs Aggression in Parliamentary culture Media coverage of Parliament Personal attacks Actions of Members 8 Conclusion Formal Minutes Witnesses List of written evidence List of Reports from the Conference Oral and Written Evidence - HC 239-III 20 January 2009 3 March 2009 10 March 2009 31 March 2009 21 April 2009 8 June 2009 16 June 2009 23 June 2009 30 June 2009 7 July 2009 14 July 2009 20 October 2009 Written Evidence

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