I endorse what the Minister says about the need to deal with this matter urgently. Given that urgency, will she explain why the provision she is now bringing forward under the Equality Act 2010 has been sitting on the statute book for five years? Why is it that only at the fag end of this Parliament are we seeing some action, which the Opposition have been calling for throughout those years?
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Toby Perkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 March 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.
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