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Equality Bill [Lords]

My hon. Friend is right—he must have read page 5 of my speech. We will get there in due course. Cost is only my first point; there are many others. We understand that the new commission will have additional powers and duties and that a balance must therefore be struck between the economies of scale of bringing together the administration of the three bodies under one roof and expanding its remit. I strongly welcome the fact that the new body will deal with discrimination on the ground of age, sexual orientation and religion or belief as well as race, gender and disabilities, which the current bodies cover.