Equality Bill

I will give way during my speech, but I am afraid that it is quite a long one; the hon. Gentlemen might have an opportunity to come back after dinner and intervene. I will try to press on with my speech. Some people have said, "Why do this now? We know it was in your manifesto, but we're in the middle of a global recession. Now's not the time." But we do not accept that. When times are hard, it is even more important that everyone feels that they have an equal chance and that we all pull together, because we are in the same boat.