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In this committee there is no point in trying to skim the surface of a number of subjects and not getting deep in any of them. Fairly soon—I suspect not today—we must get down to discussing our priorities.
We know that at least half of those who are economically inactive would welcome the opportunity to get back into employment and to make a contribution.
However, as many of those women are involved with children's hearings—and we need to get more men on those boards—would it not be better to break that figure down into different kinds of public appointments lest we get complacent?