Thursday 28th Jan 2010 8:30pm, Oxford Union

“At the current rate of change, it will take Labour around 20 years to get to 50-50 women and men, the Lib Dems around 40 years and the Conservatives 400″
- The Fawcett Society

Proposition

Alex Worsnip
Worlds and European Debating Finalist, and British Debating Champion

Sharon Hodgson MP
The Labour MP for Gateshead East since 2005. She was elected by a majority of over 13,000 after been selected from and all-woman shortlist.

Madeleine Moon MP
The Labour MP for Bridgend since 2005. She was selected on an open shortlist.

Rachel Reeves
Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Leeds West. If elected, she will be the first female MP for Leeds since 1970.

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Opposition

Zara McGlone
Standing Committee and former Union Women’s Officer

Edwina Currie
The former MP for South Derbyshire and now a writer and broadcaster. Once Librarian of the Union, she has been described as “highly opinionated”. She is a prolific author, with works including ‘A Woman’s Place’.

James Gray MP
Chairman of the All-Party Group for the Army and the Conservative MP for North Wiltshire since 1997.

Annesley Abercorn
The current Chairman of the Bow Group, a prominent centre-right think-tank, and the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Hazel Grove. 

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The Emergency Debate will begin at 7.45pm
The Main Debate starts at 8.30pm.

For more details, contact Stuart Cullen, President
president@oxford-union.org