Clause 8 - Equality and diversity
Equality Bill [Lords]
5:15 pm
Evan Harris (Science, Non-Departmental & Cross Departmental Responsibilities; Oxford West and Abingdon, Liberal Democrat)
Will the hon. Lady give way to allow me to regret opening up this can of worms? The point I was trying to make, which I shall not go into any further, is that there is already a positive duty in respect of race; I agree with the Minister that it is covered by clause 8(1). The point that I think the hon. Lady was elucidating is that particularly in regard to disabled persons, subsection (1) is not enough to cover the need for favourable treatment—for example, reasonable adjustment, going the extra mile if that is the right term—to be provided.
I was just agreeing with the hon. Lady’s explanation. I did not wish to raise a completely new area of discussion.