Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by Baroness Stowell of Beeston on 22 April (HL Deb, col 1319), whether they expect to launch their consultation on caste discrimination before the parliamentary summer recess.[HL431]
Answer
The Government is considering what work is required to implement the new provisions on caste discrimination in the Equality Act 2010. As was widely recognised in recent Parliamentary debates on the issue, public consultation needs to be thorough and wide-ranging, as part of a process which will take time to complete properly. We expect to be in a position to outline the timetable before the Summer Recess.