Bridget Phillipson
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Socio-economic Equality Duty
Bridget Phillipson Excerpts(14 years ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. That question suffers from the disadvantage that it has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the socio-economic duty.
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
The Minister came to the Chamber and said that the duty was “weak” and a “gesture”, and that substantive legislation is required. When will she introduce that legislation?
Lynne Featherstone
I think the hon. Lady misheard. I did not say that. I said that if we want to make a difference with substantive legislation, we should introduce it. I have already said that the Equality Act 2010 is substantive legislation, but that duty is a little bit of it that is not substantive.