Clause 59 - Membership requirement
Equality Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 6 December 2005, 6:43 pm
Evan Harris (Science, Non-Departmental & Cross Departmental Responsibilities; Oxford West & Abingdon, Liberal Democrat)
I know that the hon. Gentleman is not suggesting that this would be legitimate, but I hope that he will accept that his argument echoes those put forward by the golf clubs that told my parents that if the Jews wanted to belong to a golf club, they could go to their own. Indeed, golf clubs were set up to meet that demand. I do not think, and I am sure that the hon. Gentleman does not, that because that possibility will always be available to people in a market for private pursuits, we should accept that it is inevitable.