Equality Bill

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness. My noble and learned friend has explained not only that "reasonable" is an ordinary English word, but that it is the role of courts to interpret words—ordinary words, every word—under our doctrine of stare decisis and ratio decidendi. It is a long time since I learnt all this. Parliament should not impose on the courts the use of the word "reasonable" when it is an excuse for not having reached a decision. I thank my noble and learned friend.