Mary Honeyball MEP
Mary Honeyball MEP
Mary Honeyball has always had a strong commitment to women's rights, and acts as Labour Spokesperson in the European Parliament Women's Rights Committee. Before becoming an MEP in 2000, she spent some time as Chief Executive of the lone parent charity Gingerbread and as Treasurer of Emily's List, which provides support to Labour women wishing to enter Parliament. She was also General Secretary of the Association of Chief Officers of Probation and a senior manager with SCOPE, the cerebral palsy charity.
In addition to being Labour spokesperson for Culture and Education, she sits on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee.
From 2004 to 2006 she was the Whip for the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
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Telegraph, 21 August 2008
The fact that this case was won while another case – that of 16- year old Lydia Playfoot and her claim in 2007 to want to wear a “chastity ring” in school – was thrown out of court seems in itself to be discriminatory.
Government transitional safeguards to protect the jobs and promotion prospects of head teachers and teachers already in post in Voluntary Controlled faith schools breach natural justice and are discriminatory, says the National Secular Society.