Proceeding contribution from Baroness Miller of Hendon (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Equality Bill [HL].

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My Lords, the Minister is most certainly correct in saying that I am not content; I am definitely not content. Probably, at the end of the day, the draftsman who worked on the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations was a different draftsman from the one who drafted this amendment. Had it been the same draftsman, there would not have been any difficulty in having ““similar”” in the Bill. It is a pity. The Minister talked about ““mature reflection””. I am certainly mature, and so will my reflection be. At this stage, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 46 [Discrimination]:

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 674 c817
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability Children Disclosure of information Codes of practice Age Disability Rights Commission Commission for Racial Equality Civil proceedings Equality Human rights Gender Equality and Human Rights Commission Equal Opportunities Commission Public appointments Monitoring Religion Sexuality
Legislation: Equality Bill (HL) 2005-06
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