Clause 36
Equality Bill
4:30 pm
Vera Baird (Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office; Redcar, Labour)
I had no notion of thinking that the hon. Lady intended to allege discrimination, which is why I said that it is perhaps not the objection from human resources managers, of which there have been manifold, that we ought to take most seriously. However, they do talk about the proposal being simply unworkable, and it is important not to suggest that an organisation supports legislative proposals when in fact it is saying that this may be a good idea, although it thinks it should be not in legislation, but only good-practice guidance.