Mims Davies MP and Shadow Minister for Women speaks during Equalities Debate
Mims is, and has always been, a strong advocate for women in and out of Parliament.
Mims is the proud to be the 380th woman elected to the House of Commons, and is the former Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Parliament.
The group aims to increase the number of women in Parliament in all parties, and to encourage women to get involved in public life.
In the role, Mims was responsible for coordinating events and debates that promote women's issues.
Highlights of Mims' time with the group included organising celebrations for International Women's Day, leading a debate in Westminster Hall on barriers for women in standing for roles in local and central government, and developing a mentoring scheme for young girls in conjunction with Lloyds Banking Group.
As the Shadow Minister for Women, Mims Davies MP said:
It is working women who will pay the price for Labour’s Budget of broken promises, with the increase to employers’ national insurance contributions making working people worse off and affecting childcare settings.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said that single-parent families—80% of them are headed by women—will, on average, be £1,000 worse off by October 2029.
Has the Minister assessed what additional negative impact there will be on the labour market of the hidden scrapping of the child benefit changes for single-parent households?
This has been described by Martin Lewis as an “unfair” penalty to single-parent households.
