EQUALITY LAW

Early day motion 1353, tabled 15 June 2004 by Vera Baird (Labour). Signed by 75 members.

That his House welcomes the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities; notes the considerable progress made by the Government in this area, including its intention to establish a single Commission for Equality and Human Rights; regrets that UK equality legislation is not consistent across the strands of discrimination and is thus unnecessarily complex whilst failing to protect all sectors equally; is concerned that this patchwork of law will undermine the new Commission's ability to enforce and promote equality; and calls on the Government to take the opportunity to simplify, harmonise and extend equality law when it legislates to set up the new Commission.

Signatures by party: Labour 42, Liberal Democrat 26, Scottish National Party 4, Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1.