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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-10-09more like thismore than 2018-10-09
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government to ensure that people with a temporary status are not discriminated against by (a) banks, (b) employers and (c) landlords. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day more like this
uin 177353 more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-10-15more like thismore than 2018-10-15
answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 prohibits unlawful discrimination against persons with protected characteristics, including on grounds of nationality. The Equality Advisory Support Service (<a href="http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/" target="_blank">http://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/</a>) is provided to offer advice to people who may have experienced discrimination in England, Scotland or Wales, and an equivalent service is provided by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (<a href="https://www.equalityni.org/Individuals/I-have-a-work-related-problem" target="_blank">https://www.equalityni.org/Individuals/I-have-a-work-related-problem</a>).</p><p>The Home Office has published statutory codes of practice for employers and landlords on how to avoid unlawful discrimination whilst conducting statutory right to work and right rent checks under immigration legislation on GOV.UK. These can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-code-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-code-of-practice-on-avoiding-discrimination</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-rent-landlords-code-of-practice</a>.</p>
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-15T15:59:03.18Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-15T15:59:03.18Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this