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Orders of the Day — Equality Bill (5 Apr 2005)

Ms Patricia Hewitt: ...will have a UK-wide remit, and the work of the Executive and of the commissions in Scotland. Returning to the broader issue of discrimination and continuing prejudice in our society, we know that gay men, lesbians and bisexual people still far too often face discrimination and prejudice at work and in the wider community. We also know that many older people—I declare an interest as a...

Orders of the Day — Equality Bill (5 Apr 2005)

Ms Patricia Hewitt: ...different groups. Last October, a man called David Morley was savagely beaten to death on the south bank of London in an entirely unprovoked attack. He was targeted, it appears, because he was gay. Just as abhorrent is the murder, on average, of two women a week by their partners, husbands or former partners simply because they are the less powerful partner in the relationship. Just as...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Gay Discrimination (9 Sep 2004)

Ms Patricia Hewitt: The Government are aware of concerns about current imbalances in legislative provision for the different groups protected by discrimination legislation, which include gay men, and one of the first tasks of the proposed Commission for Equality and Human Rights will be to review the legislative framework to ensure that it meets the needs of a modern Britain. The Government are committed to...

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