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Sex Discrimination (Religious Organisations)

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

499 c73-86WH 

Session

2008-09

Department

Government Equalities Office

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

Robert Key | 499 c73WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to sit under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr. O'Hara. For the avoidance of dou...

David Leslie Taylor | 499 c73-4WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate and I declare an interest as a member of th...

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Robert Key | 499 c74-6WH (Link to this contribution) I suppose that it is another case of one rule for the Indians and another for the chiefs. I suspect ...

Ann Cryer | 499 c78WH (Link to this contribution) We are where we are. We have an established Church and there may be good arguments against that, but...

Evan Harris | 499 c78WH (Link to this contribution) I understand the hon. Lady's position, and I am glad that she has had the opportunity to state it. I...

Robert Key | 499 c78-9WH (Link to this contribution) The problem is that it would not matter whether the Church of England were established or disestabli...

Evan Harris | 499 c79WH (Link to this contribution) I disagree. Furthermore, I was puzzled by what the hon. Gentleman said in his speech. Let us say tha...

Ben Chapman | 499 c76-7WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key) on securing the debate, particularly on th...

David Leslie Taylor | 499 c77WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with every word that my hon. Friend has said so far. I am not sure that I necessarily see th...

Ben Chapman | 499 c77WH (Link to this contribution) I certainly hope that it is. I strongly hope that the legislation going through Synod will make goo...

Evan Harris | 499 c77-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to rise, somewhat earlier than I had anticipated, to participate in the debate, whi...

Robert Key | 499 c79WH (Link to this contribution) The problem is the Church of England has decoupled itself from the exemption by saying, ““No, it is ...

Evan Harris | 499 c79-80WH (Link to this contribution) No, that is wrong. I am not a lawyer, and I spent far too long on the Equality Bill to want to retur...

David Leslie Taylor | 499 c80WH (Link to this contribution) Is it not the case that the thrust of what the hon. Gentleman is saying is very substantially weaken...

Lord Harper | 499 c82-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I think that really is the nub of what my...

Evan Harris | 499 c82WH (Link to this contribution) That is an interesting clarification. I must confess that I have not studied the detail of the law i...

Lord Harper | 499 c80-2WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. O'Hara. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Mem...

Evan Harris | 499 c80WH (Link to this contribution) In so far as I have a view on the way in which any religion organises itself, I think that there sho...

Michael Jabez Foster | 499 c84-6WH (Link to this contribution) Applying the requirements is permitted only where that is a proportionate means of complying with th...

Evan Harris | 499 c84WH (Link to this contribution) The measures the Minister has just read out would enable discrimination to be applied to those who a...

Michael Jabez Foster | 499 c83-4WH (Link to this contribution) I join other speakers in offering my congratulations to the hon. Member for Salisbury (Robert Key) o...

Subjects

Clergy Church of England Bishops Women Enforcement Gender Legislation Discrimination Religion

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