Debate on bill on Wednesday, 15 June 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Falconer of Thoroton. The answering member was Baroness Miller of Hendon.

Equality Bill [HL]

Equality Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 672 c1219-308
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Constitutional Affairs
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Equality Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 2-EN also published
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 672 c1219-24 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The time is right for the Bill. T...; Baroness Miller of Hendon | 672 c1224-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor for his clear explanation of the ob...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1230-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we warmly welcome not just the concept of the Bill but also the Bill itself. We will work ...; Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham | 672 c1235-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I echo the tribute paid by the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor to the great con...; Earl Ferrers | 672 c1240-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot resist telling your Lordships that the other day I went to have tea in the Dining...; Baroness Lockwood | 672 c1237-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly welcome the Bill and the cross-party support given to it, although I was somewhat...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 672 c1262-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to be able to participate in the Second Reading debate of this important Bill. I...; Baroness Greengross | 672 c1259-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Government on introducing this Bill. I welcome its aims, as outlined by...; Lord Ouseley | 672 c1272-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly welcome the Bill. In doing so, I acknowledge the many people across the country...; Baroness O'Cathain | 672 c1269-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for reminding me where I come from. The reality is that I am a Memb...; Baroness Walmsley | 672 c1278-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome this long-awaited Bill. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Massey of Darwen...; Baroness Howells of St Davids | 672 c1266-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my contribution to the debate will, I fear, overlap with those who have already spoken and...; Lord Addington | 672 c1265-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is one of those occasions on which you discover that all your remarks follow on from ...; Baroness O'Cathain | 672 c1268-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the outset of my contribution, I wish to state firmly, strongly and truthfully that I a...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1243 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the noble Earl realise that the late and much loved Lord Hailsham of St Marylebon...; Lord Parekh | 672 c1255-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Equality Bill and the proposed Commission for Equality and Human Rights. Lik...; Baroness Thomas of Walliswood | 672 c1253-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this widely welcomed Bill has been a long time in gestation. It has been the subject of mu...; Baroness Carnegy of Lour | 672 c1251-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble and learned Lord the Lord Chancellor, in introducing the Bill, sounded almost eu...; Lord Ashley of Stoke | 672 c1248-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a particular pleasure for me to follow the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Rix, on di...; Lord Rix | 672 c1246-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before I start, I declare an interest as president of the Royal Mencap Society and joint c...; Earl Ferrers | 672 c1243-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have always had an immense appreciation of Lord Hailsham. He was a remarkable person, an...; Lord Parekh | 672 c1258-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, both those points are valid, and if I had more time I would love to debate them with the n...; Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 672 c1299-308 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had a very interesting and, certainly for me, thought-provoking debate, which has ...; Lord De Mauley | 672 c1297-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his intervention. I will look at it and talk to him about it. ...; Baroness Whitaker | 672 c1286-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, give this innovatory and powerful Bill a warm welcome. I am in good company, not o...; Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 672 c1283-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure that this Bill should begin its legislative journey in your Lordshi...; Baroness Gale | 672 c1281-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I greatly welcome the Bill. I especially welcome Clause 3, whi...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1292 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was not in the early 1950s—I am not that old.; Lord Dholakia | 672 c1290-2 (Link to this contribution) I had to get that dig in, my Lords. I am not surprised by the consensus about the Bill. We must not...; Lord Dholakia | 672 c1290 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Bill has attracted a lot of interest. No fewer than 27 noble Lords are taking part in ...; Baroness Wilkins | 672 c1288-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope to be reasonably brief, having drawn the short straw of coming at the end of the Ba...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1296-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. It is important to us to know the Official...; Lord De Mauley | 672 c1295-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken so fervently and eloquently today. The speeches th...; Lord Dholakia | 672 c1292-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, he did not get much joy out of the then Home Secretary, Sir Frank Soskice, but he continue...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1258 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not a philosopher, but I wonder whether the noble Lord will reflect on two points. Fi...; Baroness Massey of Darwen | 672 c1275-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as others have said, this is an interesting and wide-reaching Bill, which has been general...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 672 c1269 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps before Committee stage the noble Baroness will reflect on the laws in a free and e...; Baroness Falkner of Margravine | 672 c1244-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to add my appreciation to that of others in welcoming the Bill. As someone f...
Subjects: Age Disability Rights Commission Commission for Racial Equality Equality Human rights Gender Equality and Human Rights Commission Equal Opportunities Commission Religion Sexuality
Legislation: Equality Bill (HL) 2005-06
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Equality Bill [HL]

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