Visible Religious Symbols: European Court Ruling Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Visible Religious Symbols: European Court Ruling

Yasmin Qureshi Excerpts
Wednesday 15th March 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Dinenage Portrait Caroline Dinenage
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It does send out an unhelpful message, particularly as this Government take really seriously discrimination in any form. We will renew our efforts to ensure that no one is held back by any outdated attitudes or practices.

Yasmin Qureshi Portrait Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)
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A person’s ability to do 99.9% of jobs, including that of security guard, is not affected by whether they wear a skull cap, headscarf, turban, cross, mangalsutra or tilaka. Can this ECJ judgment be rejected in domestic law to prevent confusion among employers about its having any bearing on this country? As G4S receives public funding and is discriminating against people, can its contract be reviewed?