Equality Act 2010: Impact on British Society — [Dr Rosena Allin-Khan in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:17 am on 10 September 2025.

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Photo of Claire Coutinho Claire Coutinho Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Shadow Minister (Equalities) 10:17, 10 September 2025

I believe that the hon. Gentleman is talking about discrimination. The point of being equal under the law is that the same protections from discrimination can protect his constituents, the hon. Member for Romford and me. The whole point of our common-law system is that we must all face the same law, whether that is for penalty or in the case of discrimination and harassment. He refers to many of the examples of discrimination and harassment that are in the Equality Act, but they were not created by that Act; they were created decades and decades earlier.