Greg Mulholland
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Socio-economic Equality Duty
Greg Mulholland Excerpts(14 years ago)
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Lynne Featherstone
The hon. Lady makes my point for me. Substantive legislation is extremely important; this was not substantive legislation.
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Opposition’s fixation on socio-economic equality rather than equality of opportunity is the reason why, sadly, during 13 years of Labour, our young people’s chances were determined by how much their parents earned. That brings shame on Opposition Members.
Lynne Featherstone
I could not agree more. It is to the shame of the Labour Government that, after 13 years, they left this country more unequal than ever before.