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Lord Young of Norwood Green Excerpts

Tuesday 6th July 2010 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Wilcox]

My Lords, it is right that everybody should be able to choose the way they spend their day of rest, and there is no pressure for women to be looked at as a special case at this time. However, I am sure that, with the work that the noble Baroness has done on equality, she will bring anything to my attention that she feels we can do something about.

[Lord Young of Norwood Green]

My Lords, does the Minister recognise that in a multifaith and in many cases no-faith, multicultural and multiracial society, Sunday does not have the same significance for all people? Can she also confirm that employees and workers will maintain their right under current employment law not to work on Sundays?

[Baroness Wilcox]

I can confirm all of that.