Proceeding contribution from Lord Waddington (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 6 July 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Equality Bill [HL]..

Equality Bill [HL]

I was not going to intervene in the debate, but I shall say briefly how much I agree with what has been said by my noble friend Lady Miller of Hendon. The noble Lord, Lord Lester, has not begun to answer the fundamental point made by my noble friends. There is no precedent of which I can think in any Act of Parliament for charging a quango with the duty of creating any particular form of society. The words in Clause 3 are entirely without any precedent whatever. The noble Lord, Lord Lester, in his very lengthy contribution has not begun to suggest that there is any such precedent. It is highly undesirable to charge a quango with that duty.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 673 c699
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability Children Civil liberties Disability Rights Commission Commission for Racial Equality Children's Commissioner for England Equality Finance Human rights Gender Equality and Human Rights Commission Equal Opportunities Commission Membership Public appointments Race relations Scotland Wales Sexuality
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Equality Bill [HL]

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