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Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women: Equality Act 2006 (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (3 May 2007)

Ruth Kelly: ..., debate and consultation. Indeed, I extended the time for consultation on that complex issue for five months, and I believe that we have ended up with a reasonable balance between ensuring that gays and lesbians in this country are free from discrimination and able to go about their daily lives free from discrimination, and freedom to hold and manifest a religious belief. The hon. Lady...

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (7 Mar 2007)

Ruth Kelly: ...widely accepted, opinion was divided on the issue of how the Regulations ought to balance the competing rights of individuals to hold and manifest a religious belief against the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual people to live free from discrimination. It is exactly because of these complex issues about how to reconcile potentially competing rights and freedoms that the Government...

Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women: Sexual Orientation (Goods and Services) Regulations (19 Oct 2006)

Ruth Kelly: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we must provide effective protection against discrimination for gay, lesbian and transsexual people. It is right that we take the time to consider the more than 3,000 responses that we have received on the matter. As I am sure he and other hon. Members are aware, there are passionate views on each side. It is only right that we take the time to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Minister for Women: Sexual Orientation (Goods and Services) Regulations (19 Oct 2006)

Ruth Kelly: ..., passionate views were expressed on both sides, some of which, I fear, are completely misleading—for instance, the thought that the regulations would in any sense force Churches to marry gay people or schools to promote a homosexual lifestyle. It is 100 per cent. inaccurate to suggest that that might be the case, but given the nature of the responses to the consultation that we...

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