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Tuesday 23 June 2009

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Equality Bill

 

[Eleventh and Twelfth Sittings]

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Withdrawn  213

 

Clause  38,  page  28,  line  2,  after ‘worker’, insert ‘with a protected characteristic

 

compared to a contract worker without a protected characteristic’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  214

 

Clause  38,  page  28,  line  10,  after ‘worker’, insert ‘with a protected characteristic

 

compared to a contract worker without a protected characteristic’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 39 to 49 Agreed to.

 

 

John Mason

 

Not called  41

 

Schedule  6,  page  169,  line  15,  leave out paragraphs 2 and 3.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Withdrawn  199

 

Schedule  6,  page  170,  line  9,  at end insert ‘or other authorities of the GLA family’.

 

Schedule Agreed to.

 

Clause 50 Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  62

 

Clause  51,  page  40,  line  14,  after second ‘a’, insert ‘relevant’.

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  63

 

Clause  51,  page  40,  line  15,  after ‘a’, insert ‘relevant’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  209

 

Clause  52,  page  40,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

An employment service-provider must not ask for details of an applicant’s health

 

or disabilities before an offer to which subsection (1) applies has been made

 

except in so far as necessary to make reasonable adjustments to the selection

 

process.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  210

 

Clause  52,  page  41,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

An employment service-provider must not ask for details of an applicant’s health

 

or disabilities before an offer to which subsection (4) applies has been made

 

except in so far as necessary to make reasonable adjustments to the selection

 

process.’.

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  226

 

Clause  52,  page  41,  line  12,  leave out from ‘service-provider’ to end of line 14 and

 

insert ‘, except in relation to the provision of a vocational service.’.

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  227

 

Clause  52,  page  41,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The duty imposed by section 27(7)(a) applies to a person concerned with the

 

provision of a vocational service; but a failure to comply with that duty in relation

 

to the provision of a vocational service is a contravention of this Part for the

 

purposes of Part 9 (enforcement).’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  64

 

Clause  53,  page  41,  line  37,  leave out subsection (3).

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  228

 

Clause  53,  page  42,  line  4,  leave out subsection (7).

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  229

 

Clause  53,  page  42,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A reference to the provision of a vocational service is a reference to the provision

 

of an employment service within subsection (2)(a) to (d) (or an employment

 

service within subsection (2)(f) or (g) in so far as it is also an employment service

 

within subsection (2)(a) to (d)); and for that purpose—

 

(a)    

the references to an employment service within subsection (2)(a) do not

 

include a reference to vocational training within the meaning given by

 

subsection (8)(b), and

 

(b)    

the references to an employment service within subsection (2)(d) also

 

include a reference to a service for assisting persons to retain

 

employment.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  211

 

Clause  54,  page  42,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A trade organisation must not ask for details of an applicant’s health or

 

disabilities before an offer of membership to which subsection (1) applies has

 

been made except in so far as necessary to make reasonable adjustments to the

 

selection process.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  212

 

Clause  54,  page  42,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

A trade organisation must not ask for details of an applicant’s health or

 

disabilities before an offer of membership to which subsection (4) applies has

 

been made except in so far as necessary to make reasonable adjustments to the

 

selection process.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 55 Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Withdrawn  244

 

Clause  56,  page  43,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

a member of an authority in the GLA family;’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Not called  245

 

Clause  56,  page  44,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(m)    

a fire authority.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 57 Agreed to.

 

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  65

 

Clause  58,  page  45,  line  19,  leave out from ‘person’ to ‘scheme’ in line 20 and

 

insert ‘who is a pension credit member of an occupational pension scheme as they apply

 

in relation to a disabled person who is a deferred member or pensioner member of the’.

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  66

 

Clause  58,  page  45,  line  26,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  259

 

Page  45,  line  36,  leave out Clause 59.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

Clause 60 Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not called  260

 

Clause  61,  page  47,  line  16,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

Where section [Relevant types of work (No. 2)] (2) applies, the provisions of this

 

section will apply to the extent that a term of A’s is less favourable than a

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

corresponding term of B would be, or that A does not have a term which B would

 

have.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not called  261

 

Clause  62,  page  48,  line  27,  at end add—

 

‘(11)    

Where section [Relevant types of work (No. 2)] (2) applies, the provisions of this

 

section will apply to the extent that a term of A’s is less favourable than a

 

corresponding term of B would be, or if a discretion in relation to A is capable of

 

being exercised in a way which is less favourable than it would be in relation to

 

B.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 63 Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  239

 

Clause  64,  page  49,  line  23,  at end add ‘Any difference on the grounds of sex or age

 

in the provision of goods or services shall not be discriminatory if the difference is

 

because of a material factor which is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate

 

aim.’.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  262

 

Page  49,  line  1,  leave out Clause 64.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  258

 

Page  50,  line  1,  leave out Clause 65.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  263

 

Page  50,  line  20,  leave out Clause 66.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 67 to 72 Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  28

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  14,  leave out ‘by regulations’ and insert ‘not’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  15

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  17,  at end insert ‘and

 

(b)    

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

 

disability.’.

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Withdrawn  248

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  19,  leave out ‘250’ and insert ‘100’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Withdrawn  14

 

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

 

‘( )    

the Armed Forces;

 

( )    

the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or the Government

 

Communications Headquarters;’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  13

 

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

 

The Solicitor General

 

Agreed to  67

 

Clause  73,  page  55,  line  20,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

a government department or part of the armed forces not specified in that

 

Schedule.’.

 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 23 June 2009            

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Equality Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not selected  12

 

Page  55,  line  13,  leave out Clause 73.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to on division.

 

Clauses 74 to 76 Agreed to.

 

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Withdrawn  240

 

Clause  77,  page  58,  line  4,  leave out ‘with or’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

John Penrose

 

Mr John Baron

 

Not called  241

 

Clause  77,  page  58,  line  6,  leave out ‘with or’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Withdrawn  243

 

Clause  78,  page  58,  line  45,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

unremunerated work that is comparable to employment.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 8 Agreed to.

 

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  271

 

Schedule  9,  page  180,  line  15,  leave out ‘an’ and insert ‘genuine’.

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Not selected  272

 

Schedule  9,  page  180,  line  16,  leave out from ‘is’ to ‘and’ and insert ‘objectively

 

justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropiate and

 

necessary’.

 
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