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<p>My Rt Hon Friend has not held any discussions with the Leader of the House on this
matter. Where a Parliamentary assistant or researcher is engaged under a contract
of employment, apprenticeship or contract personally to do work, the Member of Parliament,
as their employer, is subject to the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, and therefore
must not unlawfully discriminate in any aspect of recruitment covered by the Act.
The positive action provisions in the Act enable an employer to treat one gender more
favourably than the other in connection with recruitment providing certain conditions
are met.</p>
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