Draft SI on Equality Act (Sexual Orientation). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment debated and negatived on division (122 votes to 168). Original motion agreed to.
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
Debates on delegated legislation on Wednesday, 21 March 2007,
in the House of Lords,
led by Baroness Andrews.
The answering
member was Baroness Hanham.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
690 c1289-1334
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007
Monday, 12 March 2007
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Monday, 12 March 2007
Statutory instruments
House of Lords
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham | 690 c1301-3, (corrigendum) 1430 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is much in the regulations that is both sensible and uncontentious. The Church of En...
Lord Smith of Finsbury | 690 c1314-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I supportthe regulations and oppose the noble Baroness’s amendment. This debate and the de...
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Lord Sentamu | 690 c1309-11 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the German poet Goethe wrote: "““What you have inherited from your forefathers, you must f...
Baroness Gould of Potternewton | 690 c1307-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support these regulations, and I do so because I believe that they are the final stage i...
Earl Ferrers | 690 c1313-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we have heard a most impressive speech from the noble Baroness. I will not follow her down...
Baroness Howarth of Breckland | 690 c1311-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I speak without a prepared speech but with a heavy heart. As a Christian woman, I find thi...
Lord Pilkington of Oxenford | 690 c1303-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I want to concentrate on what has been the subject of intensive argument during the past 2...
Lord Anderson of Swansea | 690 c1304-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my long-standing habit in more than 36 years in Parliament has been to support my party. I...
Baroness Morris of Bolton | 690 c1305-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, no part of what I intend to say discriminates against any person whatever on the ground of...
Lord Browne of Belmont | 690 c1306-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, whether you support the intention of these regulations or not, the particular version of t...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 690 c1321-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we on these Benches support the approval of these regulations. We oppose the fatal amendme...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 690 c1320-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I hope that your Lordships will not agree to the amendment and will pass the regulations. ...
Lord Blackwell | 690 c1320 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, much of the debate, in fact all of it, has focused on the objections from those with stron...
Baroness Butler-Sloss | 690 c1319-20 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall be brief. I had not intended to intervene in this debate, but I have been impelled...
Bishop of Winchester | 690 c1317-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before turning to the question of education, about which there is more to be said this eve...
Viscount Bledisloe | 690 c1315-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I think I can claim with justification and with pride that in every issue that has come be...
Lord Alli | 690 c1316-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I intend to speak only briefly tonight; after all, we have been here before. I argued pass...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 690 c1325 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sure that noble Lords will be patient, because I, too, have to exercise some freedom ...
Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 690 c1325 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, there is only one speaker from these Benches and it is important that I deal with all the ...
Baroness Hanham | 690 c1325-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, given the controversy that has been evident tonight and which has surrounded the regulatio...
Baroness O'Cathain | 690 c1331 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her very thoughtful opening speech and the wind-up. I would also ...
Baroness Andrews | 690 c1289-96 (Link to this contribution)
rose to move, That the draft regulations laid before the House on 13 March be approved. 12th Report ...
Baroness O'Cathain | 690 c1296-300 (Link to this contribution)
rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out all the words after ““that”” and ins...
Baroness Massey of Darwen | 690 c1300-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wish to focus on education this evening. I am surprised that the noble Baroness, Lady O’...
Baroness Andrews | 690 c1328-31 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. It has, predictably, been a passionate, ...
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