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Proceeding contribution from Bishop of Liverpool (Bishops (affiliation)) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 27 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 he was not sure what the amendment would add to the Bill. I was particularly struck by the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell. She said that the Equality Bill was not about equality of opportunity, but equality of access. That point was powerfully made when a report about disability was brought before the General Synod of the Church of England. There was a fine debate and one of the most compelling points was about the equality of access. The clarity that is added by this amendment is that it emphasises the importance of access to services and not just equality generally.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c1493 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Disclosure of information Clubs Candidates Age Women Employment Equality Employment Tribunals Service Homosexuality Education Further education Immigration Faith schools Discrimination Ethnic groups Golf Qualifications Membership Public sector Public bodies Political parties Minority groups Racial discrimination Schools Tribunals Teachers Religion Sexuality Sports Students Retirement Teenage pregnancy Reasonable adjustments
Legislation
Equality Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk