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House of Commons

Thursday 11 June 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Equality Bill

[fifth and sixth Sittings]

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Not selected  35

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  26,  leave out subsections (2) to (7).

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Withdrawn  2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.’.

John Mason

Not called  107

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  17,  after ‘England’, insert—

‘(l)
the Financial Services Authority;

(m)
the Office of Communications;

(n)
the Office of Fair Trading;

(o)
the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets;

(p)
the Security Industry Authority.’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  108

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(l)
Transport for London;

(m)
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority;

(n)
London Development Agency;

(o)
Metropolitan Police Authority.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 11 June 2009
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Equality Bill, continued

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  109

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(l)
a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the

Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004, or a scheme to which section 4 of that

Act applies, for an area in England.’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Not called  181

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
This section also applies to those bodies responsible for inspecting or regulating

public sector bodies.’.

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Not called  4

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

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  110

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  35,  leave out subsection (7).

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Not selected  1

Page  1,  line  21,  leave out Clause 1.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Not selected  3

Page  2,  line  39,  leave out Clause 2.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Not selected  5

Page  3,  line  37,  leave out Clause 3.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 11 June 2009
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Equality Bill, continued

Clause Agreed to.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  115

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  9,  leave out ‘reassignment’ and insert ‘identity’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Not selected  183

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  11,  leave out ‘pregnancy and maternity’ and insert

‘pregnancy, maternity and paternity’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Not selected  126

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  11,  leave out ‘maternity’ and insert ‘parenthood’.

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

Withdrawn  6

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

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  111

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  15,  at end insert—


‘caste’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  112

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  15,  at end insert—


‘genetics and family medical history’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  113

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  15,  at end insert—


‘belonging to a disadvantaged socio-economic group’.

Lynne Featherstone

Dr Evan Harris

Withdrawn  182

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  15,  at end insert—


‘carer status’.

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 11 June 2009
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Equality Bill, continued

Clause 5 Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Tuesday16 June at 10.30 am.