Clause 1 - Discrimination: private clubs
Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill
4:30 pm
Mr John Randall (Assistant Chief Whip, Whips; Uxbridge, Conservative)
I shall probably match the hon. Member for South Dorset (Jim Knight) for brevity. First, however, I apologise for being a little unprepared. I was notified of the Committee's proceedings only on Saturday, and I thought that Committees discussing private Member's Bills normally met on Wednesdays.
I have a couple of questions for either the promoter or the Minister. First, what is the reason for the specification in new section 29A(1)(a) that, to be covered, an association should have
''twenty-five or more members''?
Is the figure arbitrary, or is it already established in statute for private clubs? Secondly, what is the position regarding discriminatory subscriptions? I do not suggest that they are desirable.