HC Deb 16 April 1999 vol 329 cc377-80W
Mrs. May

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 12 March 1999,Official Report, columns 415–18, if he will list the women's organisations which have been invited to send representatives to the Listening to Women roadshows at (a) Newcastle, (b) Reading, (c) Leeds and (d) Nottingham. [80898]

Ms Jowell

In addition to organisations, we are publicising the event to individual women not involved in public life. To this end we have invited women who had previously contacted the Women's Unit; published articles in the local press, with an open invitation for local women to attend; publicised the event on local radio; asked local job centres to issue invitations to female jobseekers in the area; and been in liaison with the Commission for Racial Equality for them to suggest interested women.

To date the following organisations have been invited to send representatives to the Listening to Women meeting in Newcastle on 19 April 1999:

  1. 1. Fair Play North East Ltd.
  2. 2. Northern Region Youth and Community Unit
  3. 3. Young Women's Group
  4. 4. Rosehill Young Women's Project
  5. 5. South Tyneside Multi Cultural Project
  6. 6. Muslim Women's Association
  7. 7. Breast Care and Mastectomy Group
  8. 8. Sahali
  9. 9. Roshni Women's Centre
  10. 10. Age Concern
  11. 11. Apnar Ghar
  12. 12. Working for Women
  13. 13. Women of the North
  14. 14. South Bank Women's Centre
  15. 15. Newcastle Literacy Collaborative
  16. 16. Them Wifies
  17. 17. Tyneside Women's Health Project
  18. 18. Newcastle upon Tyne Guide Association
  19. 19. The Star Centre Ltd.
  20. 20. Newcastle Youth Women's Project
  21. 21. East End Women's Activity Group
  22. 22. West Newcastle Women
  23. 23. Scotswood Community Project. Women's Group
  24. 24. Elswick Girls Project
  25. 25. TWAFA
  26. 26. Pre-School Play Group Association
  27. 27. East End Parent and Toddler Forum
  28. 28. WAG
  29. 29. Chopwell Community Centre
  30. 30. Felling Community Centre
  31. 31. Gateshead Young Women's Outreach Project
  32. 32. Interface Project
  33. 33. Leam Lane Community Centre
  34. 34. Lobley Hill Youth and Community Centre
  35. 35. Streets Ahead
  36. 36. Community Education Officer
  37. 37. Local Initiatives Team
  38. 38. Alnwick Voluntary Action
  39. 39. Chester-le-Street Volunteer Bureau
  40. 379
  41. 40. Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service
  42. 41. Sunderland Council for Voluntary Service
  43. 42. Tynedale Voluntary Action
  44. 43. Acomb Crescent
  45. 44. Northumbria Ambulance Service NHS Trust
  46. 45. Northumbria Probation Service
  47. 46. Ringtons Ltd.
  48. 47. Regency Care Homes Ltd.
  49. 48. South Tyneside College
  50. 49. TSL Group (Staff Pension Scheme)
  51. 50. Tynedale District Council.

To date the following organisations have been invited to send representatives to the Listening to Women meeting in Reading on Friday 21 May 1999:

  1. 1. Reading Women's Information Centre
  2. 2. In Touch Helpline
  3. 3. Women's Open House
  4. 4. JSJS Black Women's Group
  5. 5. East Reading Adventure Playground "Strictly Girls"
  6. 6. Reading Muslim Women's Association
  7. 7. Electrical Association for Women
  8. 8. Girls Friendly Society
  9. 9. Reading Women's Education Project
  10. 10. Reading Women's Gas Federation
  11. 11. Sonning Common Women's Group
  12. 12. West Indian Women's Circle
  13. 13. Black Women's Group
  14. 14. Disabled Housing Trust
  15. 15. MIND Drop in Centre
  16. 16. Earley Women's Institute
  17. 17. Soroptimist International
  18. 18. British Federation of University Women
  19. 19. Berkshire Women's Aid
  20. 20. Abbey Women's Clinic
  21. 21. Domestic Violence Forum
  22. 22. Bulmershe College Women's Group
  23. 23. Kennet Valley Free Church Women's Council
  24. 24. National Register of Women
  25. 25. Reading Cav. Heights Townswomen's Guild
  26. 26. Berkshire Federation of Women's Institutes
  27. 27. Reading University Women's group
  28. 28. Life Pregnancy Care Centre
  29. 29. Churches in Reading Women's Centre
  30. 30. Padworth W.I.
  31. 31. Caversham W.I.
  32. 32. Maiden Erlegh W.I.
  33. 33. National Register of Women
  34. 34. Sahara Asian Women's Project
  35. 35. Racal-Mobilcal Ltd.
  36. 36. Honeywell Control Systems Ltd.
  37. 37. Yellow Pages
  38. 38. Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd.
  39. 39. De La Rue Plc
  40. 40. Reading College and School of Art and Design
  41. 41. University of Reading
  42. 42. Gyosei International College.

The invitations to the Leeds and Nottingham meetings will be issued shortly.