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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 13 October 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

1113-29, 1161-62, 1191-92, 1201 and 1211-13

Consideration of Bill

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Equality Bill, As Amended

Caste (No. 2)

John McDonnell

NC30

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	If a Minister of the Crown is satisfied that any person is suffering, or has suffered,

discrimination, harassment or victimisation on the ground of caste, a Minister of

the Crown may by order amend section 4 to provide for the characteristic of caste

to be a protected characteristic.

(2)	An order under this section may make such supplementary provision as a

Minister of the Crown considers appropriate.

(3)	An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument and is subject

to the affirmative procedure.’.

Mr David Drew

Andrew Selous

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Page  162,  line  13  [Schedule  9],  leave out subparagraph (8).

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Revised 14 October 2009