Speeches by Entwistle.

“Dr Dhaliwal, are women equally represented as community leaders? What, if any, are the challenges related to women gaining and holding leadership roles in their communities? It is a big question.”

“My first question is for you, Dr Marks. In your evidence, you challenged the assumption that more women starting businesses is automatically better. Could you tell us a little about some of your concerns around encouraging more women into entrepreneurship?”

“That is great, and I would just say as well, if there is any data that you want to share afterwards, please do.”

“Professor Stephan, do you think there should be a greater focus on investment in social enterprises? If so, how might that occur, given investors tend to prioritise revenue creation—we heard Debbie talk about profits earlier—what is your stance on that?”

“Please do not apologise.”

“On that point, you have previously mentioned quotas, specifically around private equity investment panels and public grant funding assessment panels. How feasible do you think the quota element would be?”

“My next question then is how do we better support established female-led businesses so that they can be sustainable and also grow? That question is for anyone.”

“We have talked a lot about the gender pay gap, and I imagine that is one of the elements that you mean. For the wider panel as well: to what extent do discussions on supporting female entrepreneurs focus too much on start-ups and not enough on the growth and sustainability element that Dr Marks mentioned there?”

“Yes. We are coming to the second panel but, Stephen, you mentioned networks. I just had a question around the networks that men have access to but female entrepreneurs do not. Is there something that could be done around putting the onus on some male networks to invite and include some female entrepreneurs rather than …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) for bringing this crucial debate back to Westminster Hall and it is great to be here with north-west colleagues again. Reforming the Green Book—the Government’s rule book for assessing public inve…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for securing this crucial and popular debate. Improving transport connectivity in Bolton is a priority that matters deeply to me, and I am proud to join fellow north-west MPs in fighting for …”

“I add my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for bringing this debate to the House. I am especially proud to speak in this debate as a member of the Women and Equalities Committee. I am also the first woman to represent my constituency—frankly, far too many of us are. I hope that changes. O…”

“We have spoken about type 3, but I am conscious that Aissa mentioned earlier that it is not just type 3 FGM that is affected. Would you be able to touch on the other types of FGM as well?”

“You mentioned specialist FGM support services; would that be a preferred method of support over a women’s health hub, or do you think there is some other solution there that might be worth while? That is open to the whole panel.”

“Just quickly, you have answered this already, but do you think the NHS is capable of helping women who have undergone FGM during pregnancy and childbirth? For example, does it provide the right training to midwives?”

“We have touched on this a little already, but what effect do you think FGM has on pregnancy and childbirth? How do you think the NHS supports a woman who has undergone FGM—particularly type 3 FGM—if she becomes pregnant?”

“You have already answered some of my questions, thank you, and thank you for sharing your experiences with us today. We are talking a lot about women’s health hubs. What do you think the role is of women’s health hubs in helping FGM survivors, or what role can they play?”

“Brilliant, thank you. You have mentioned, obviously, some complexities around the eligibility criteria and employers’ lack of understanding of the scheme. These have been identified as key flaws of the scheme in addition to what you have mentioned. How could those be addressed, if at all?”

“It is really, really nice to see you all here; thank you so much for coming to share some insights. I am an active supporter of the Pregnant Then Screwed campaign, so I am really pleased to see you here, Joeli, and I am actively involved in The Dad Shift campaign. I must also declare that I am an officer of the women a…”

“Alex, do you want to add anything?”