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House of Commons

Tuesday 6 April 2010

Consideration of Lords Amendments

Equality Bill

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On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Equality Bill

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Lords Amendment No. 84

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Dr Evan Harris

Lynne Featherstone

(a)

Line  2,  after ‘(4A)’ insert ‘Except in the case of religion or belief,’.

Lords Amendment No. 93

Dr Evan Harris

Lynne Featherstone

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Consideration of Lords Amendments: 6 April 2010

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Equality Bill, continued

Lords Amendment No. 94

Dr Evan Harris

Lynne Featherstone

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Order of the House [11 MAY 2009]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Equality Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 7 July 2009.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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Revised 6 April 2010