§ Mr. David StewartTo ask the Minister for Women what recent research she has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated which assesses discriminatory treatment experienced by women at private members' clubs open to both men and women. [66876]
§ Ms HewittThere has been no formal assessment of discriminatory treatment experienced by women members of mixed sex private clubs.
We have consulted interested parties. For example, the Club and Institute Union (CIU), which represents over 2 million club members and to which the vast majority of "working men's clubs" belong, reports that of their 2680 clubs, some 60 per cent. still deny their female members full rights.