NCW Publications List

All publications and items listed are available from the NCW Administrative Office, please contact us to order.

Arts

Rebranding a Region Through the Arts. Report on Northern Region Seminar held 15th May 2009. Published 2009. Price £3.50 plus postage.
Museums - Is there a future for the past? Published 2003. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Celebration in Poetry - a collection of poetry to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee by members of the NCW and Affiliates. Published 2002. Price £2.50 plus postage.

Education

Our Children - Their Future? Report of Sevenoaks Branch Study Day held in March 2008. Published 2008. Price £1.50 plus postage.

Food and Farming

Farming Matters - Does it matter to you? Report on the Northern Region Conference held in May 2008. Published 2008. Price £3.50 plus postage.
Are you what you eat? Report of a South West Region Conference held in April 2005. Published 2005. Price £2.50 plus postage.
The Future of Food. Report of a Northern Region conference held on 8 April 2004. Published 2004. Available from Northern Region of NCW.
Food in the Twenty-first Century? Deserving of Answers. Published 2003. Price £2.50 plus postage.

Health

Substance Misuse - from cradle to grave. Report of a Joint Health Committee and Birmingham City University Conference held July 2011. Published 2011. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Safeguarding the Vulnerable. Report on the Joint Health Committee and Birmingham City University Conference held July 2010. Published 2011. Price £2.75 plus postage.
Caring - from cradle to grave. Report of a Health Committee Seminar held in July 2008. Published 2008. Price £2.50 plus postage.
A First Class Delivery? Report of a Health Committee Study Day held in September 2007. Published 2007. Price £1.50 plus postage.
"Our Children's Health - Whose Responsibility?" One Day Conference/Study Day held in June 2006. Published 2006. Price £1.50 plus postage
Unspoken Issues: The Stigma Around Women's Mental Health. Report on the Joint Health Committee and Birmingham City University Seminar held 17th July 2009. Published 2009. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Obesity in Children. Report of an Affiliates' seminar held July 2004. Published 2004. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Alcohol and Women: Use and Misuse. Report of a seminar held 5 May 2004. Published 2004. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Ethical Dilemmas in Medical Research - a report of a seminar held in Sevenoaks, Kent on 12 April 2001. Published 2001. Price £1.00 plus postage.

Housing

A Safe Roof. Report of a conference on housing held in May 2005. Published 2005. Price £2.50 plus postage.
A Safe Roof 2. Eight Speakers on Housing topics. Published 2006. Price £2.50 plus postage.
A Safe Roof 3. Report of a Housing Seminar held in May 2007. Published 2007. Price £2.50 plus postage.

Media

Technology: Use, Abuse and Growth. Report of a Media Committee Seminar held in April 2007. Published 2007. Price £2.50 plus postage.

Money Matters

Debt and its effect on women and families. One Day Seminar held in October 2006. Published 2006. Price £1.50 plus postage.
Punished by Poverty? Report on the Northern Region Conference, May 2006. Published 2006. Price £5.00 plus postage.
Seminar on Debt Issues. Report of an Affiliates' seminar held 26 February 2004. Published 2004. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Report on NCW work on poverty. Published 2003. Price 75p plus postage.
Women and Money - a 21st Century Viewpoint - a brief report of NCW work on this subject based on a survey conducted by Mintel. Published 2000. Price 50p plus postage.

Social Concerns

Portrayal or Betrayal? The sexploitation of young girls. Advertising and marketing pressure. Report on the South West & Midland Region Seminar held April 2011. Published 2011. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Prisons - Useful or Useless? Thames Valley Region Report of talks held during 2007/2008. Published 2008. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Violence - Zero Tolerance. Report of a South West and Midland Region Seminar held in April 2008. Published 2008. Price £2.50 plus postage
Human Trafficking - 21st Century Slavery. Report of a South West and Midland Region Seminar held in March 2007. Published 2007. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Talks to make you think. Speeches from Affiliate Meetings 2004-2006. Published 2006. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Women, War and Peace. Report of a seminar held 3 October 2003. Published 2003. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Sites and Services. Report of a conference concerned with services for Gypsies and Travellers held 11 November 2002. Published 2003. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Report on the Social Inclusion Project. Published 2003. Price £2.00 plus postage.
Building Communities in North East England. A Northern Region conference report. 2002. No charge. Postage to pay.
Trafficking in Women - a report of a Seminar arranged by the Foreign Affairs Permanent Working Party held on 25 October 2001. Published 2001. Price £1.00 plus postage.

Science and Technology

South West Midland Study Day on Water. Published 2003. Price 75p plus postage.
Hi-Tech Living A Northern Region conference held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 27 October 2001. Published 2002. Price £6.00 plus postage.
Biotechnology 2000 - A review of developments since the publication by NCW of A Perspective of Food, New Technologies, Public Health and Consumer Protection. Published 2000. Price £2.50 plus postage.
Time Future in Time Present - A full report of the Millennium Conference held in 2000 which was supported by leading scientists. Published 2000. Price £5.00 plus postage.

NCYW

National Council of Young Women Report. Based on reports from inter-generational seminars held throughout 2008 and 2009. Published 2009. £3.50 plus postage.

NCW: its own History

Mindful of Others - Stories of members' lives in World War II. Published 2002. Price £5.00 plus postage.
Louise Creighton - NCW's First President 1895 - 39 page A5 booklet. £3.00 plus postage
The First One Hundred Years by Dr Daphne Glick. Published 1995. Out of Print

Regular Publications

NCW NEWS - newsletter for members and affiliated organisations - quarterly - included in subscription

Reference Documents

Policy File (including index). £5.00
Policy File Index. £2.00
Resolutions - Speeches & Summaries. Annual, please specify which year required. £3.00 each plus postage
Annual Directors Report. Postage payable

Reports submitted to Government

Compilation documents 2007/2010: price £4 per issue plus postage

Issue 45: March 2010 - February 2011

Consultations on

• Revised Food Standards Agency Strategy for 2010-2015
• 21st Century Welfare
• Women on Board

Resolutions and Responses

• Resolution: Sexualisation and Exploitation of Children responses from Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England; Rt Hon Sarah Teather MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, Department for Education in response to letter to the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education
• Resolution: Protection of Women and Children from Rape in Post-disaster and Post-conflict Situations responses from Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development; Christopher Hunter, Desk Officer, Conflict Group, Foreign & Commonwealth office
• Resolution: Malnutrition in Hospitals responses from Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Health on behalf of the Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Secretary of State for Health; Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Health; Andy Burman, Chief Executive, The British Dietetic Association on behalf of Professor Gordon Lishman, BDA; Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State for Health
• Resolution: Protecting the Health and Welfare of Consumers, Animals And the Environment responses from Lord Henley, Parliamentary under Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on behalf of the Rt Hon Jim Paice MP and Rt Hon Vince Cable MP
• Resolution: The Funding of Museums and Galleries responses from Ronnie Bridgett, Public Engagement and Recognition Unit, Department for Culture, Media and Sport on behalf of the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
• Resolution: Gender Equality in Parliamentary Representation responses from Government Equalities Office on behalf of the Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Minister for Women and Equalities
• Resolution: Badgers and the Protection of Cattle responses from TB Correspondence Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on behalf of the Rt Hon Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food
• Resolution: Providing More Affordable Homes No responses received to date
• Resolution: Withdrawal of Cheques responses from Tom Wright CBE, Chief Executive, Age UK; Jim Gerrard, Charity Commission Direct on behalf of Dame Suzi Leather, DBE DL Charity Commission Direct; Melanie Young, Ministerial Transfers Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on behalf of the Rt Hon Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise; Lord Adair Turner, Chairman, Financial Services Authority
• Reaffirmation: Dangerous Breeds of Dog - 2008 responses from Lee Hodkinson, Customer Contact Unit, Department for Food and Rural Affairs on behalf of Rt Hon Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food; Claire Robinson, RSPCE Government Relations Manager

Issue 44: March 2009 - February 2010

Consultations on

• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing: Consultation on Revised Best Practice Guidance (Dept. for Transport)
• A Safer Way: Consultation on making Britain's roads the safest in the world (Dept. for Transport)
• Proposed Food Standards Authority for Strategy for 2010 to 2015 (Food Standards Authority)
• Shaping the Future of Care Together (HM Government Care and Support Team)

Resolutions and Responses

• Resolution: Severn Tidal Options - responses from Rt. Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change; Rt. Hon Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister, National Assembly for Wales
• Resolution: The Effect of the Global Economic Crisis on Women - response from Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Cabinet Minister for Equality
• Resolution: Righting Previous Wrongs - the Importance of Hindsight - Responses from Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist, Food Standards Agency; Rt. Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Health
• Resolution: Fishing Policy - the Advantages of nets with Larger Mesh - responses from Huw Irranca-Davies, Minister for Marine and Natural Environment, Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Richard Benyon MP, Shadow Minister, Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Michelle Gildernew MP MLA, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast; Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, The Scottish Government.
• Resolution: Addressing the Needs and Supporting the Crucial Role of Widows in Society - responses from Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Secretariat; Rt. Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development
• Resolution: Vulnerable Women - a Better Outcome for their Children - responses from Rt. Hon Andy Burnham MP and Rt. Hon John Denham MP
• Resolution: Representation of Women in Parliamentary Elections - responses from Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Cabinet Minister for Equality; Rt. Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Resolution: Service Personnel and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Rt. Hon Andy Burnham MP, Secretary of State for Health; Rt. Hon Bob Ainsworth, Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence; Mr Kevan Jones, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Veterans), Ministry of Defence; Her Majesty The Queen
• Reaffirmation: Removal of Aspartame from Food and Drinks - responses from Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist, Food Standards Agency; Rt. Hon Andy Burnham, MP, Secretary of State for Health
• Various correspondence

Issue 43: September 2008 - February 2009

Consultations on:

• Road Safety Compliance (Dept. for Transport)
• Consultation on the Welfare Reform (Green Paper) - 'No one written off; reforming welfare to reward responsibility' (Dept. for Work and Pensions)

Resolutions and Responses

• Resolution: Children Imprisoned in the UK - responses from Rt. Hon David Hanson MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice and Rt. Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State, Dept. for Children, Schools and Families
• Resolution: Electric Mobility Vehicles - responses from Thomas Woods, Ministerial Transfers, Dept. for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform: Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Health; Phil Hope MP, Minister of State for Care Services; Rt. Hon Geoff Hoon MP, Secretary of State for Transport and Phil Colmans, Dept. for Transport
• Resolution: Children's Television - responses from Rt. Hon Ed Balls, Dept. for Children, Schools and Families and Baroness Morgan, Dept. for Children, Schools and Families
• Resolution: Land Use - response from Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
• Resolution: Trafficking in Children - responses from Mike Penning MP, Shadow Minister for Health; Ann Keen MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health Services, Dept. of Health: Norman Lamb MP, Shadow Health Secretary, Liberal Democrats
• Resolution: Dangerous Breeds of Dog - responses from Direct Communications Unit, Home Office; Steven Grogman, Ministerial Group, Dept. for Communities and Local Government; Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Reaffirmation - Public Library Service - response from Dempster Marples, Dept. for Culture, Media and Sport
• Various correspondence

Issue 42: April 2008 - August 2008

Consultations on:

• Revision of Guidance on Writing Disabled Persons' Protection Policies and a Code of Practice on train and station design for disabled passengers (Dept for Transport)
• Learning to Drive (Dept for Transport)
• Fair Play: a consultation on the play strategy - a commitment in the Children's Plan (Dept for Children, Schools and Families)
• Responses from Government - Housing: Grant Shapps MP
• Various correspondence

Issue 41: November 2007 - March 2008

Consultations on:

• Age Related Macular Degeneration (NICE)
• Challenges and Priorities for the next 5 years (MHRA)
• The Protection of Waters against Pollution from Agriculture (DEFRA)
• The Third Sector (DEFRA)
• Code of Practice for Drinks Provided in Schools (Schools food Trust)
• General issues - responses from: Edward Young (Office of Leader of the Opposition); Edwina Hart, Welsh Assembly; Norman Lamb MP; Grant Shapps MP; David Norris, Housing Supply Strategy, Communities & Local Government

Resolutions and Responses:

• Health Resolutions: The Rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections & The Recruitment, Training & Retention of Midwives - responses from Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP; Mike Penning MP; Tahir Mahmood MD, FRCOG, FRCPI, MBA and Dr David Farquharson SCRCOG; Brian D West, The Scottish Government; Andrew J Dawson, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Gwent NHS Trust
• Resolution: Indigenous People - responses from David Cameron MP; Vincent Cable MP
• Resolution: Dementia Care - responses from Andrew Ketteringham, Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society; Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive, Alzheimer's Research Trust; Catherine McLoughlin, Chair, Board of Trustees, Age Concern
• Resolution: Novice Drivers - responses from Jim Fitzpatrick, Dept. for Transport
• Resolution: On-line Internet Protection for Children and Adults - responses from Andrew Miller MP; Miss Peri Derby, Home Office
• Resolution: The Importance of Anecdotal Evidence - responses from John Harwood, FSA; Kirsty Anderson, 11 Million - Children's Commission for Children; Prue Leith, School Food Trust; Baroness Byford DBE
• Various correspondence

Non-publication Items

For sale to members only:
NCW Lanyards - £3.50 each plus postage
NCW Badges - £4.00 each plus postage
Cotton Shoppers with NCW Logo - £3.50 each plus postage