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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 11 May 2009

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Equality Bill

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

1

 

Page  1,  line  21,  leave out Clause 1.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

2

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  29,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

A Minister of the Crown may by regulations list public authorities to which this

 

section applies.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

3

 

Page  2,  line  39,  leave out Clause 2.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

4

 

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  18,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

5

 

Page  3,  line  37,  leave out Clause 3.


 
 

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

6

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  11,  at end insert ‘or paternity’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

7

 

Clause  13,  page  9,  line  5,  leave out ‘because of’ and insert ‘on grounds of’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

8

 

Clause  14,  page  10,  line  5,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

9

 

Clause  18,  page  13,  line  17,  leave out ‘disability’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

10

 

Clause  26,  page  19,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

11

 

Clause  30,  page  22,  line  6,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

12

 

Page  55,  line  13,  leave out Clause 73.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

13

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  20,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

14

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the Armed Forces;


 
 

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

( )    

the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or the Government

 

Communications Headquarters;’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

15

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  17,  leave out from ‘pay’ to end and insert—

 

‘(a)    

of male and female employees, and

 

(b)    

employees who have a disability and employees who do not have a

 

disability.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

16

 

Clause  118,  page  85,  line  28,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

17

 

Clause  118,  page  85,  line  29,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

In the event that an employment tribunal finds that an employer has contravened

 

a term modified or included by an equality clause, the employer shall be required

 

to undertake an audit, to be known as an equal pay audit, and to make the results

 

of the audit available in a manner prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary

 

of State.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

18

 

Clause  118,  page  86,  line  8,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

19

 

Clause  143,  page  105,  line  14,  leave out ‘A’ and insert ‘subsection (1) will also

 

apply to a’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

20

 

Clause  143,  page  105,  line  15,  leave out from ‘must’ to end of line 16 and insert

 

‘except in relation to matters of employment’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

21

 

Clause  143,  page  105,  line  35,  at end insert—


 
 

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

‘(6)    

A public authority must collect and publish data annually showing, in the exercise

 

of its functions, the extent to which it has succeeded in meeting the requirements

 

under subsection (1).’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

22

 

Clause  147,  page  108,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

Before regulations are made under this section, there must be laid before both

 

Houses of Parliament—

 

(a)    

draft regulations,

 

(b)    

evidence that the regulations will enable the better performance by public

 

authorities of the duty imposed by subsection (1).’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

23

 

Clause  153,  page  113,  line  16,  leave out ‘is as qualified as’ and insert ‘is equally

 

qualified to’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

24

 

Page  113,  line  1,  leave out Clause 153.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

25

 

Page  135,  line  9,  leave out Clause 190.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

26

 

Page  136,  line  1,  leave out Clause 191.

 

Free miners

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Dean Forest (Mines) Act 1838 shall be amended as follows—

 

“(1)    

Section XIV (Who shall be deemed Free Miners), line 1, leave out

 

‘male’.


 
 

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

(2)    

Section XV (Quarrymen to be deemed Free Miners for certain purposes),

 

line 1, leave out ‘male’.”’.

 


 
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