§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will estimate the annual cost of the proposed citizens juries to evaluate public opinion on issues related to women. [31094]
§ Ms RuddockAs Minister for Women I am exploring ways of strengthening our dialogue with women, and in particular how we might extend that dialogue to reach women who are not part of a women's organisation. I am currently talking to women and to women's organisations about how we might best achieve this, and we are considering a range of options to identify the most effective means of reaching some of the women whose voices are not usually heard. I expect to be able to make an announcement shortly.