There has been a Minister for Women since 1997, and the case is being made for an equivalent role.
The Pathfinders Initiative allows teenagers aged between 15 and 17 to drive under supervision.
The developer had argued plans for the housing development in Market Bosworth had "significant benefits".
The Met Office has issued an amber rain warning for the East Midlands on Friday.
The Bosworth 1485 Trail launches this weekend, telling lesser known stories of the king's last battle.
A decision notice issued by the council said the proposals would cause "permanent harm" to the site.
A boy is taken to hospital after being hit on a road which runs past a primary school.
The changes will take effect mid-July, when a month's worth of free travel is also introduced.
Campaigners are calling for traffic lights at the road junction near Market Bosworth.
