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Mrs. Winifred Ewing
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give an assurance that equal numbers of men and women will be appointed to the proposed Equal Opportunities Commission.
Dr. Summerskill
Such an exact stipulation would, in my right hon. Friend's view, be wrong, although it is his expectation that at least half of the first appointements to the commission will be women.