Baroness Flather
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Caste Discrimination
Baroness Flather Excerpts(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
I agree with the noble Lord that this can be a problem within communities of that nature, and is not generally something that is within the British culture.
Baroness Flather (CB)
My Lords, the Hindu community says that there is no caste discrimination in this country and therefore we do not need this subsection. Fine—but if that is the case, why is it fighting so hard against it? If there is no discrimination, then there is no discrimination. If this becomes law—as it should, and the sooner the better—there will be no prosecutions, nothing will happen and it will die out. But because they are fighting so hard, it leads me to believe that there is discrimination.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, cases of this nature are very few and far between. As I said, the Government are actively considering the matter.