Clause 18

Part of Equality Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 7:00 pm on 16 June 2009.

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Photo of Vera Baird Vera Baird Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office 7:00, 16 June 2009

But the hon. Gentleman none the less answers his own question. A woman who is indirectly discriminated against because she is pregnant, or is a new mother would, by definition, be able to make a claim of indirect sex discrimination, since any provision or practice which disadvantages pregnant women or new mothers is disadvantageous to women. That is the current position and we are not aware of any difficulty, so we just go forward with the law as it is. I hope that that satisfies him.