Submitted by: NCW Management Committee

NCW in Conference assembled:

AWARE of the coming Parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom in 2015, and conscious of the fact that the UK is lagging behind many other countries of the world in the representation of women in Parliament; AWARE, too, that many young women who participated in the recent NCW “Speak-Out” Essay Competition indicated that this was a major matter of concern to younger women; URGESHerMajesty’s Government and the major Political Parties to undertake action to ensure more equal representation of women in Parliament, Cabinet positions, and Parliamentary Committees in advance of the 2015 elections.