Question follow-through · 34112
Directors: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve the representation of women in senior leadership positions within large (a) public and (b) private companies.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help improve the representation of women in senior leadership positions within large (a) public and (b) private companies.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
Promoting equal opportunities for women is a key part of this Government's Plan for Change, ensuring fair access to the best jobs. To that end, the Department for Business and Trade sponsors the FTSE Women Leaders Review, which collaborates with the UK's ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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