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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 2 March 2010, in the House of Lords.

Equality Bill

Equality Bill. Lords report stage. Bill, as amended, ordered to be printed (HL BIll 39).

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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
717 c1326-409, 1414-42 
Session
2009-10
Department
Government Equalities Office
Legislative stage
Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
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House of Lords chamber
Related items
Equality Bill. As amended on Report.
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Bills
House of Lords
Equality Bill. As amended in Committee.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2010-0717
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Rosser | 717 c1378-9 (Link to this contribution) 28: After Schedule 7, insert the following new Schedule— "SCHEDULE Work: seafarers Application of Pa...
Lord Rosser | 717 c1379-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, discrimination against foreign national seafarers is permitted under the Race Relations Ac...
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Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1378 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having heard the response of the noble Baroness the Leader of the House and the indication...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 717 c1382 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord has expressed the position of the UK Chamber of Shipping, but has he also had confere...
Earl Attlee | 717 c1382-3 (Link to this contribution) Unfortunately not, my Lords. I would have liked to have had the opportunity, but the amendment arose...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 717 c1381-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, many years ago I had the privilege of dealing with aviation and shipping. I welcome the st...
Earl Attlee | 717 c1382 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for explaining the purpose of his important ...
Baroness Crawley | 717 c1383 (Link to this contribution) With respect, my Lords, this is Report and interventions should be kept to a minimum. I ask noble Lo...
Lord Greenway | 717 c1383 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government would be unwise to accept these amendments. After all, this Government brou...
Lord Clinton-Davis | 717 c1383 (Link to this contribution) Does the noble Lord agree with my assertion that, whatever may be included—
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1369-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I accept what the noble Lord says and I will look into this again. However, there are stil...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1370-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords very much for their support—it seemed that I had the support of 95 per...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1371 (Link to this contribution) 22: Schedule 3, page 148, line 15, at end insert— "(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies to a person (A) who...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1371-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee, amendments were put forward by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winc...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1372 (Link to this contribution) We understand from the letter of the Minister that the amendments are further drafting corrections a...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1372 (Link to this contribution) 23: After Clause 77, insert the following new Clause— "Equal pay audit following contravention by em...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1372-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have retabled our amendments from Committee because we feel that it is important to emp...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1374-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak to the amendments tabled by my noble friends Lord Lester of Herne Hill, Lady North...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1375-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendments 24, 25 and 26, in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Lester and Lord Wallace, a...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1378 (Link to this contribution) As ever, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for her considered respons...
Baroness O'Loan | 717 c1358 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, ...
Lord Low of Dalston | 717 c1366-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not intend to speak in this debate, but I have listened carefully to what has been s...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1367-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 20, moved by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, is similar to an...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1365-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too declare an interest as a Roman Catholic and vice-president of the Catholic Union of ...
Baroness Murphy | 717 c1366 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak briefly to urge the Government not to accept these amendments. I find them q...
Bishop of Bradford | 717 c1362-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the light of the noble Baroness’s introduction of herself, I too must declare that I am...
Lord Alton of Liverpool | 717 c1363-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the contributions we have heard today clearly demonstrate that goods and services legislat...
Lord Patten | 717 c1358-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one Roman Catholic follows another, rather like those trains that one is warned about at F...
Lord Patten | 717 c1369 (Link to this contribution) There is obviously a huge gulf between us, which I regret. The obvious discrimination that is coming...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1353-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we debated these amendments at great length in Committee, but I am not surprised that the ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1354-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I turn to the amendments on harassment, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Lester and Lord Wa...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1355 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the Leader of the House for her response to this debate, and to the ...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1355-6 (Link to this contribution) 20: Clause 29, page 15, line 37, at end insert— "( ) A service-provider must make reasonable adjustm...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1350-1 (Link to this contribution) 18: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— "Harassment (gender reassignment): education (...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1351-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the purpose of Amendments 18 and 19 is to outlaw harassment in schools on the basis of wha...
Baroness Wilkins | 717 c1352-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 in my name. The Disability Discriminatio...
Lord Avebury | 717 c1353 (Link to this contribution) I draw attention to Amendment 34, which is included in this group and is designed to remove the abil...
Lord Waddington | 717 c1358 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the noble and learned Baroness as far as these amendments are concerned. It seem...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1356-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 21. I declare an interest as an Anglican—though in relatio...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1389 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly support the amendment today, as I did in Committee. It is absolutely crucial t...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1388-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 33 is in my name and that of my noble friends Lord Lester of Herne Hill and Lady...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1386-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the first amendment to paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 from my noble friend Lady Turner would ad...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 717 c1388 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that explanation, which I shall study with some care when I have the opp...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1384-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I feel that we ought to have strong-armed my noble friend Lord Adonis into dealing with th...
Lord Greenway | 717 c1383 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had virtually finished what I was going to say anyway. The small company with which I wo...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 717 c1386 (Link to this contribution) 31: Schedule 9, page 170, line 22, after "religion" insert "and that given the nature of the particu...
Lord Rosser | 717 c1385 (Link to this contribution) I find it a little depressing that immediately somebody stands up and seeks to apply the provisions ...
Baroness Northover | 717 c1328 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I oppose the noble Baroness’s amendments on socio-economic duty. We fully accept the princ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1328-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, these amendments revisit the debate on the need for the socio-economic duty. Since we have...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1333 (Link to this contribution) 4: Schedule 1, page 134, line 16, at end insert— "( ) Without prejudice to the operation of sub-para...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1333-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 4 is designed to address how long-term or fluctuating conditions fit into the pr...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1335-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak briefly to Amendment 14 in the name of my noble friend Lady Royall. This ame...
Lord Low of Dalston | 717 c1336-7 (Link to this contribution) I see some difficulty with Amendment 4 as drafted. One has to wonder why depression is singled out. ...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1337-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 4 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lady Warsi and Lady Morris, is a recurri...
Lord Avebury | 717 c1330 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, does she agree that the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, s...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1330 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was interested to hear the comments from the Liberal Democrat Front Bench. The noble Lor...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1330 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree that there has been much debate from many organisations, such as the CABs, around ...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1331 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not doubt the sincerity of the Minister in her commitment to this cause, but we on th...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1330 (Link to this contribution) If I might say so, I think that the noble Baroness’s memory about what has been happening over the p...
Lord Ouseley | 717 c1344 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister sits down, what evidence does she have that employers will get a negative messag...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1344 (Link to this contribution) I suggest to the noble Lord that that is not a reason for accepting the amendment. The point I was m...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1343 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to speak, but I was impressed by the speeches we have just heard, parti...
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 717 c1342-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to comment on this amendment, to which I have added my name. Both my noble fr...
Baroness Afshar | 717 c1342 (Link to this contribution) I speak in support of this amendment, because, in many cases, particularly among minority groups, th...
Baroness Coussins | 717 c1340-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendments in this group all seek to achieve the same, specific objective: to give the...
Baroness Coussins | 717 c1339 (Link to this contribution) 5: Clause 8, page 5, line 27, leave out "marriage" and insert "marital status"
Lord Avebury | 717 c1350 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to all who have spoken on this amendment, particularly to the noble Baroness...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1350 (Link to this contribution) 14: Clause 20, page 10, line 41, at end insert— "( ) Where the first or third requirement relates to...
Baroness Flather | 717 c1347 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to add a few words and to thank the Government for adding caste to this Bill. This ...
Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 717 c1346-7 (Link to this contribution) In rising to support the amendment, I join the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, in thanking the Minister fo...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1348 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that the Minister will excuse me. I am suffering from a migraine; hence I may sound...
Earl of Sandwich | 717 c1348 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I supported my noble and right reverend friend Lord Harries in the earlier stages of this ...
Baroness Coussins | 717 c1344-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response. As she expected, I am disappointed at the Gover...
Lord Avebury | 717 c1345-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not going to repeat the arguments for recognising the existence of caste discriminati...
Lord Avebury | 717 c1345 (Link to this contribution) 10: Clause 9, page 6, line 7, at end insert— "(5) A Minister of the Crown may by order— (a) amend th...
Lord Alli | 717 c1440 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the hour is late so I will restrict my comments. First, let me thank all those who partici...
Lord Alli | 717 c1440 (Link to this contribution) I also thank the Bishops, former Bishops and theologians who wrote to the Times to add their support...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1441 (Link to this contribution) 57: Schedule 24, page 224, line 6, at end insert— "Section (Information about diversity in range of ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1442 (Link to this contribution) 58: Clause 206, page 128, line 8, at end insert— "( ) regulations under section (Information about d...
Lord Low of Dalston | 717 c1442 (Link to this contribution) 60: Clause 210, page 131, line 4, at end insert— ""substantial" means more than minor or trivial;" ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1442 (Link to this contribution) 59: Schedule 26, page 230, line 8, at end insert— "( ) an act which is unlawful because it amounts t...
Lord Ouseley | 717 c1397-8 (Link to this contribution) 46: Clause 148, page 95, line 39, at end insert— "( ) To comply with the duties in this section, a p...
Lord Ouseley | 717 c1398-400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment is necessary to improve the obvious limitations of the public sector equali...
Lord Low of Dalston | 717 c1400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Ouseley, makes an important point. We are all familiar with the probl...
Lord Graham of Edmonton | 717 c1395-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a happy occasion in that the measure before us has already been substantially endo...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1396 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his strong support, but I remind him that this is Report stage...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1396 (Link to this contribution) On that basis, my Lords, I thank the Minister for agreeing to these amendments and I think there is ...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1396 (Link to this contribution) 43: Clause 104, page 67, line 14, at end insert "; and subsection (3)(c) does not apply to short-lis...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1396-7 (Link to this contribution) 44: After Clause 105, insert the following new Clause— "Information about diversity in range of cand...
Baroness Northover | 717 c1393-4 (Link to this contribution) I support the government amendments on diversity. We need to work together across all parties to ens...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1392 (Link to this contribution) 42: Clause 104, page 67, line 2, at end insert ", and (c) which, subject to subsection (7), are a pr...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1392-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment stands in my name and in the names of my noble friends Lord Lester of Herne...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1394-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to government Amendments 44, 45, 57, 58 and 59 and to Amendments 42 and 43. ...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1389-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, our views on this issue are well known and we went through them at length in Committee. I ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1391-2 (Link to this contribution) 37: Schedule 13, page 188, line 31, after "paragraph" insert "— (a) " 38: Schedule 13, page 188, l...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1390-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the intention of these amendments is to abolish the default retirement age or to introduce...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1391 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very grateful to the Leader of the House for that reply. I believe she indicated in C...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1419-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is an area in which we have strong views. As noble Lords are aware, we are very much ...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1418-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her response. I cannot say that I am very happy. For exampl...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1419 (Link to this contribution) 49: Clause 158, page 101, line 42, leave out "as qualified as" and insert "equally qualified to"
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1414-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her assurance in Committee that the Equality and Human Rights Com...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1416 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support this amendment. I failed to do so at an earlier stage—or one similar to it. The ...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1416-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of UNICEF UK. We appreciate the point that the noble Ba...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1417-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 47A, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Howe of Idlicote, would add a new duty o...
Bishop of Bradford | 717 c1406-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been asked to speak by the Chief Rabbi and by Sir Iqbal Sacranie. It is interesting...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1407 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 47, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Lester and Lord Wallace, and the noble Baron...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1407-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to those who have taken part, and to the right reverend Prelate for suggesti...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1414 (Link to this contribution) 47A: After Clause 148, insert the following new Clause— "Review of public sector equality duty in re...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1404-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have listened to the impassioned speech of the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, w...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1403 (Link to this contribution) 47: Clause 148, page 96, line 4, at end insert— "but subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the protect...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1403-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as we have heard in the discussion of the previous amendment, Clause 148 brings existing p...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1402-3 (Link to this contribution) Certainly we will take on board and consider that point, but I have the feeling that the generality ...
Lord Ouseley | 717 c1403 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the very thoughtful, and indeed helpful, response, suggesting tha...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1401-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 46 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Ouseley, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Young ...
Lord Low of Dalston | 717 c1402 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister sits down, perhaps I may ask her how she responds to the point made by, I think,...
Baroness Young of Hornsey | 717 c1400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment, based as it is on a substantial body of opinion and experience of...
Baroness Coussins | 717 c1400-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also support the amendment for all the reasons set out by my noble friend Lord Ouseley b...
Lord McIntosh of Haringey | 717 c1430 (Link to this contribution) Before the right reverend Prelate sits down, I am puzzled by his reference to discussions in the syn...
Bishop of Bradford | 717 c1431 (Link to this contribution) I fear that once the decision has been made, it has already happened. If noble Lords wish to get the...
Lord Waddington | 717 c1431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hardly need say that I fully respect the views expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Alli, a...
Lord Alli | 717 c1425 (Link to this contribution) 53: Before Clause 201, insert the following new Clause— "Civil partnerships Civil partnerships on re...
Baroness Meacher | 717 c1425 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful for that response from the Minister. Amendment 50A withdrawn. Amendment 51 not ...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1427 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have put my name to this amendment. I hope very much that I am able to demonstrate my li...
Lord Alli | 717 c1426 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall make my contribution short as it is late and I know that others may wish to speak....
Baroness Noakes | 717 c1427-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. I shall be brief but I do want to speak this eveni...
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | 717 c1427 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remain strongly supportive of this change in the law. Believe me, I would not be here at...
Bishop of Bradford | 717 c1428-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the difficulties in the Church of England, other churches and other faiths is that ...
Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 717 c1428 (Link to this contribution) I fully support the amendment, first and most importantly because, as the noble Lord, Lord Alli, sai...
Baroness Meacher | 717 c1425 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. I am not sure that it is entirely clear that we will n...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1425 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is asking about a significant point and I undertake to write to clarify the disti...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1421-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I realise that at this late hour there is little appetite for delving back into a debate w...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1421 (Link to this contribution) 50: Clause 196, page 122, line 21, at end insert— "( ) It is not a contravention of this Act for— (a...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1421 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Leader of the House for her very clear explanation. We have probably argued th...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1420-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendment would change the current wording of the provisions in Clause 158(4)(a) from ...
Baroness Meacher | 717 c1423-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment would add a new subsection to Clause 196, which deals with the general exce...
Baroness Meacher | 717 c1423 (Link to this contribution) 50A: Clause 196, page 123, line 15, at end insert— "( ) For the avoidance of doubt, section 39(1) sh...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1423 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for the clarity and force of her langua...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1422-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 50 inserts exceptions for age-based holidays, financial services products for pa...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1424-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment would provide a specific exemption from age discrimination claims so that t...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1439 (Link to this contribution) I will come back to the noble Lord in writing because my notes say one thing and other noble Lords a...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c1439 (Link to this contribution) Is the Minister proposing that this should be done before Third Reading, or at some undefined stage ...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1439-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it would be unrealistic for me to promise to have a consultation before Third Reading, whi...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1439 (Link to this contribution) I am extremely grateful for that clarification, but I will come back to my noble friend in writing.
Viscount Astor | 717 c1439 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to inform the Minister that the Church of England has changed its position since that...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1438 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hear what noble Lords are saying around the Chamber, but if people have been divorced in...
Lord Fowler | 717 c1436-7 (Link to this contribution) It is rather usual with us. I have one or two brief comments. I cannot see how a civil partnership ...
Lord Smith of Finsbury | 717 c1438 (Link to this contribution) I am puzzled by the Leader of the House’s argument that this somehow puts civil marriage at a disadv...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1437-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Alli and the noble Baronesses for bringing the impor...
Lord Tebbit | 717 c1436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, those which prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.
Lord Fowler | 717 c1436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if one former chairman of the Conservative Party may disagree with another—
Lord Tebbit | 717 c1435-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is necessary that the advocates of the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Al...
Baroness Whitaker | 717 c1436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord referred to the Human Rights Act being used to oblige religious organisatio...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1435 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alli, on producing this amendment, whic...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1434-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, has made a very important point. He makes the parallel wit...
Viscount Astor | 717 c1434 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to make a brief contribution. I have not spoken on this Bill before but I listened ...
Lord Lea of Crondall | 717 c1433-4 (Link to this contribution) I do not know whether this is a Front Bench situation, but I have been waiting to make my contributi...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1432-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee I congratulated the noble Lord, Lord Alli, on the sensitive way in which he i...
Baroness Neuberger | 717 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to support the amendment and I speak as president of Liberal Judaism, one of the th...
Baroness Afshar | 717 c1362 (Link to this contribution) As a Muslim educated in a Catholic school and subsequently in a Protestant school, I think that for ...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 717 c1342 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I spoke to this amendment in Committee. Having listened to the extremely detailed and eloq...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1339 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her detailed response. I also listened to the detailed response g...
Baroness Warsi | 717 c1326-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 1 and to speak to Amendments 2 and 3. It will come as little surp...
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1348-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment contains a power to add caste to the definition of race in Clause 9. The po...
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 717 c1397 (Link to this contribution) 45: Clause 113, page 72, line 3, at end insert— "( ) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply to a contraven...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1394 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my right honourable friend David Cameron made clear in his evidence session to the Speaker...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 717 c1400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as in Committee, we have considerable sympathy with this amendment. We feel that it is of ...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 717 c1386 (Link to this contribution) I will speak to Amendment 32 as well. This section of the Bill deals with employment and concerns th...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1388 (Link to this contribution) 33: Schedule 9, page 172, line 34, leave out paragraphs 8 and 9
Baroness Thornton | 717 c1343-4 (Link to this contribution) These amendments to Clause 8 replace marriage with marital status so that people who are unmarried, ...
Lord Wallace of Tankerness | 717 c1391 (Link to this contribution) 34: Clause 84, page 54, line 40, leave out paragraph (c) Amendment 34 agreed. Clause 85 : Pupils: ...
Notes
In the second division Lord Rea should have been recorded as voting Not-content.
Subjects
Disability Children Conditions of employment Civil partnerships Adoption Candidates Age Depressive illnesses Crew Catholicism Ceremonies Women Employment Equality Homosexuality Foster care Equality and Human Rights Commission Insurance Equal pay Harassment Foreign nationals Discrimination Ethnic groups Mental illness Qualifications Marriage Recruitment Poverty Minimum wage Public bodies Political parties Low pay Scotland Schools Young people Religion Wales Sexuality Shipping Tourism Territorial waters Religious buildings Retirement Transgender people Reasonable adjustments
Legislation
Equality Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
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