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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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62

 

Equality Bill[ [], continued

 
 

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Withdrawn  52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’.


 
 

S.C.A. Standing Committee Proceedings: 29th November 2005        

63

 

Equality Bill[ [], continued

 
 

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’.


 
 

S.C.A. Standing Committee Proceedings: 29th November 2005        

64

 

Equality Bill[ [], continued

 
 

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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Equality Bill[ [], continued

 
 

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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Equality Bill[ [], continued

 
 

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.

 


 
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