Proceeding contribution from Lord Sentamu (Bishops (affiliation)) in the House of Lords on Monday, 25 January 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Equality Bill.
Equality Bill
The noble Lord said that the Lords Spiritual were like turkeys voting for Christmas. Actually, the Government said that they wanted to keep the status quo. We voted for the status quo and not for something quite different. In the case that has been recycled endlessly here, the claimants challenged what was thought to be a breach of Regulation 7(2) under the directive, but Lord Justice Richards decided that it was not. We have voted not for Christmas but for the tranquillity and magnanimity that we found in the regulations that were passed a long time ago.
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- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 716 c1251
- Session
- 2009-10
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Conditions of employment Civil partnerships Care homes Adoption Armed forces Clergy Employment Equality Homosexuality EU law Fire and rescue services Discrimination Dismissal Marriage Police Public sector Religion Sexuality Transgender people
- Legislation
- Equality Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
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- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
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