Clause 51
Equality Bill
Public Bill Committees, 23 June 2009, 10:30 am
Vera Baird (Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office; Redcar, Labour)
I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 51, page 40, line 14, after second ‘a’, insert ‘relevant’.
This amendment and amendment 63 would correct a minor drafting error to clarify that the interpretation of a reference to conferring a relevant qualification applies in relation to all relevant qualifications. A reference to conferring a relevant qualification would then include a reference to renewing or extending its conferment.
Joe Benton (Bootle, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 63, 75, 76 and 77.
Vera Baird (Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office; Redcar, Labour)
The amendment inserts the word “relevant” before “qualification”, thereby making the wording more specific. I do not know whether there is any need to debate that.