Committee (1st Day)

Part of Equality Bill – in the House of Lords at 5:45 pm on 11 January 2010.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Lord Elton Lord Elton Conservative 5:45, 11 January 2010

The body that the Minister was quoting said that the Bill would lead organisations to tackle the root causes of socio-economic inequality, but that is exactly what it does not do. It says that they will tackle the results of this. My question, prompted by my noble and learned friend, was why does the Bill not go straight to the problem of socio-economic disadvantage, and then all the rest will fall away?