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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2024-03-14more like thismore than 2024-03-14
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Castes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to exclude caste as a protected characteristic from the Equality Act 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Harrow East more like this
tabling member printed
Bob Blackman more like this
uin 902137 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
answer text <p>The government’s position remains as stated by the then Minister for Women and Equalities, the member for Portsmouth North, in her statement to Parliament on 23 July 2018.</p><p>We do not intend to make an order determining caste to be an aspect of ‘race’ for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We will repeal the statutory duty to make such an order once a suitable legislative vehicle becomes available.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pudsey more like this
answering member printed Stuart Andrew more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-20T14:04:00.793Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-20T14:04:00.793Z
answering member
4032
label Biography information for Stuart Andrew more like this
tabling member
4005
label Biography information for Bob Blackman remove filter
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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
answering body
Women and Equalities remove filter
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Castes: Discrimination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What progress the Government has made on repealing the duty under the amendment to section 9 of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to caste discrimination. more like this
tabling member constituency Harrow East more like this
tabling member printed
Bob Blackman more like this
uin 908344 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-20more like thismore than 2018-12-20
answer text <p>We intend to legislate to repeal the caste duty as soon as we have a suitable legislative vehicle and parliamentary time, and we expect to publish guidance on caste and the Equality Act before the summer.</p><p> </p><p>My Hon Friend will know that I have been determined to ensure this issue is resolved since I became Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Portsmouth North more like this
answering member printed Penny Mordaunt more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-20T12:04:29.607Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-20T12:04:29.607Z
answering member
4017
label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt more like this
tabling member
4005
label Biography information for Bob Blackman remove filter