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House of Commons

Tuesday 29th November 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee A

Equality Bill [Lords]

[first and second sittings]

Meg Munn

Agreed to

That—

(1)
during proceedings on the Equality Bill, in addition to its first meeting on

Tuesday 29th November at 10.30 a.m., the Standing Committee shall meet on

Tuesday 29th November at 4.00 p.m., Thursday 1st December at 8.55 a.m.

and 1.00 p.m., Tuesday 6th December at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. and

Thursday 8th December at 8.55 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown below and shall (so far as

not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on

Thursday 8th December.

Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clauses 3 to 31; Schedule 2; Clauses 32 to 40;

Schedule 3; Clauses 41 to 89; Schedule 4; Clauses 90 to 93; Remaining

proceedings on the Bill.

Clauses 1 and 2 Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  56

Schedule  1,  page  57,  line  29,  leave out ‘who knows about conditions in Scotland’

and insert ‘who has knowledge or experience of relevant matters in Scotland’.

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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  57

Schedule  1,  page  57,  line  32,  leave out ‘who knows about conditions in Wales’ and

insert ‘who has knowledge or experience of relevant matters in Wales’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  52

Schedule  1,  page  57,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(d)
at least one female Commissioner,

(e)
at least one Commissioner who represents an ethnic minority,

(f)
at least one Commissioner who at the time of appointment is aged over

65 years, and

(g)
at least one Commissioner who is either gay, lesbian or transgender.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  58

Schedule  1,  page  58,  line  9,  after ‘Commissioner’, insert ‘on the grounds that a

bankruptcy order has been made against him, his estate has been sequestrated or he has

made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for his creditors or’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  53

Schedule  1,  page  59,  line  13,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  54

Schedule  1,  page  59,  line  16,  leave out ‘and approved by the Secretary of State’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  59

Schedule  1,  page  59,  line  18,  after ‘numbers’, insert ‘of staff,

(aa)
location of staff’.

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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  60

Schedule  1,  page  60,  line  24,  leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert—

‘(4)
The Committee shall allocate such resources to each decision-making committee

as it considers appropriate in the context of the functions of such a decision-

making committee.’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  69

Schedule  1,  page  61,  line  3,  after ‘Committee’, insert ‘after consultation with the

Scottish Parliament’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Agreed to  68

Schedule  1,  page  61,  line  4,  leave out ‘2(2)(b)’ and insert ‘2(3)(b)’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  61

Schedule  1,  page  61,  line  15,  leave out paragraphs 21 and 22.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  62

Schedule  1,  page  61,  line  42,  leave out paragraph 23 and insert—

‘23
The Committee shall allocate such resources to each decision-making

committee as it considers appropriate in the context of the functions of such a

decision-making committee.’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Agreed to  45

Schedule  1,  page  62,  line  7,  leave out ‘2(2)(c)’ and insert ‘2(3)(c)’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  67

Schedule  1,  page  62,  line  8,  after ‘Committee’, insert ‘after consultation with the

National Assembly for Wales’.

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Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not selected  63

Schedule  1,  page  63,  line  1,  leave out paragraph 31 and insert—

‘31
The Committee shall allocate such resources to each decision-making

committee as it considers appropriate in the context of the functions of such

decision-making committee.’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  64

Schedule  1,  page  63,  line  24,  after ‘executive’, insert ‘or person specified in

paragraph 2(3)’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Not called  65

Schedule  1,  page  65,  line  3,  after ‘State’, insert—

‘(aa)
the Scottish Ministers,

(ab)
the National Assembly for Wales,’

Meg Munn

Agreed to  5

Schedule  1,  page  67,  line  41,  leave out ‘and’.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  6

Schedule  1,  page  67,  line  42,  at end insert ‘, and

(c)
matters addressed in sections 14(3) and (3A), 27(2) and (2A) and 28(2)

and (2A).’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  55

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  5,  leave out ‘to participate in society’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Clauses 4 to 6 Agreed to.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  7

Clause  7,  page  3,  line  36,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘person’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr David Evennett

James Brokenshire

Withdrawn  66

Clause  7,  page  3,  line  37,  at end insert ‘unless the matter is one of a general

principle, which applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.’.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  8

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  6,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘person’.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  9

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  8,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘person’.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  10

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  9,  leave out ‘body’ and insert ‘person’.

Meg Munn

Agreed to  11

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  10,  leave out ‘body’s’ and insert ‘person’s’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 8 Agreed to.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  70

Clause  9,  page  5,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
In promoting the awareness, understanding and protection of human rights, the

Commission shall assess whether, and to what extent, adequate advice and

assistance is available to individuals who are or may become party to proceedings

under section 7(1)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) (proceedings)’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Vera Baird

Withdrawn  50

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  35,  at end insert ‘or a demonstrable commitment to

maintaining a transgender identity for a significant period of time,’.

Vera Baird

Withdrawn  34

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  44,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

‘(4)
In determining what action to take in pursuance of this section, the Commission

shall have due regard to the importance of exercising the powers conferred by this

Part in relation to all the groups defined in subsection (2).’.

Sandra Gidley

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  37

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  45,  leave out from ‘have’ to the end of line 2 on page 6 and

insert ‘due regard to the importance of exercising the powers conferred by this Part in

relation to all the groups defined in subsection (2).’.

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 8.55 a.m.