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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Harman (Labour), on Thursday, 23 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 83 members in total.


COMMENCEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DUTY - s1 OF THE EQUALITY ACT

That this House notes with great concern the high levels of income and particularly wealth inequality in our society; further notes the recommendation in the 2016 Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to bring into force the outstanding provisions of the Equality Act 2010; commends the efforts of some councils to implement the Socio-economic Duty (Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010) in their budgets and strategic planning; welcomes the Scottish Government's decision to commence the Socio-economic Duty; encourages the Welsh Government to make use of the powers of the Wales Act 2017 to bring the Duty to life; and calls on the Government to bring section 1 of the Equality Act into effect.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
591 
Session
2017-19
Other sponsors
Martyn Day
Chris Stephens
Ian Blackford
David Linden
Alex Sobel
Subjects
Equality Public bodies
Legislation
Equality Act 2010
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk