United Kingdom
House of Lords
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized bodies - Women's caucus
- The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in Parliament January 2010
- Women and Work All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) June 2015
- State Pension Inequality for Women All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) May 2016
- Women and Enterprise All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
- Women's Health All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) May 2016
- Women, Peace and Security All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG-WPS) January 2006
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in Parliament January 2010
About
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Women's caucus
Women's caucus
- Formal or informal
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Informal
- The caucus is open to male MPs
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No
- The caucus is cross-party
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Yes
- There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
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Yes
- Link to rules
- Issues dealt with by the caucus
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The focus of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Women in Parliament is on more female representation in politics and portrayal of women in the media. The APPG brings together MPs and peers to discuss and campaign for increasing the number of women in Parliament in all parties and, and to support women in Parliament and those standing for public office. The Fawcett Society runs the APPG on behalf of the officers and members.
Creation of the new parliamentary select committee on Women and Equality on 3 June 2015 as recommended by the Group in their 2014 report: "Improving Parliament: Creating a better and more representative House".
- The caucus has a strategic plan or plan of action
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Yes
- The caucus has a communication plan
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No
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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No information available
- Phone
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No information available
- Fax number
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No information available
- Web site