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Proceeding contribution from Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbench) 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

I wonder whether the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, could give one or two examples of what she means by this very important exception, ""except in relation to matters of employment"," because it seems to me that this Bill focuses more sharply on employment issues than on almost any other. That phrase, ""except in relation to matters of employment"," seems to me a key phrase which might provide an opt-out for anybody who wished to avoid the impact of this Bill altogether. Can she spell out in examples what she is getting at here?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
716 c1498 
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
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