Comments on: Equality Bill continues through Parliament http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/06/equality-bill-continues-through.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lynne Featherstone MP http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/06/equality-bill-continues-through.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2007 Lynne Featherstone MP Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:19:53 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=2251#comment-2007 Rob - you are quite right - forgot our debate on breast feeding over 26 weeks. We cover so much that I just can't blog it all - but the breastfeeding argument is definitely worth covering. In fact I managed to have two goes at this in two different sections. My argument was that we should be outlawing discrimination towards breastfeeding full stop - and therefore introducing a time limit sent out a message that it is OK to discriminate after 26 weeks. The Minister did not agree and was not minded to accept my amendments - sadly! Rob - you are quite right - forgot our debate on breast feeding over 26 weeks. We cover so much that I just can't blog it all - but the breastfeeding argument is definitely worth covering. In fact I managed to have two goes at this in two different sections. My argument was that we should be outlawing discrimination towards breastfeeding full stop - and therefore introducing a time limit sent out a message that it is OK to discriminate after 26 weeks. The Minister did not agree and was not minded to accept my amendments - sadly!

]]> By: Rob A http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/06/equality-bill-continues-through.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2006 Rob A Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:27:33 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=2251#comment-2006 ... and what about breastfeeding mums of children over 26 weeks?<br /><br />(Keep up the fight!) ... and what about breastfeeding mums of children over 26 weeks?

(Keep up the fight!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/06/equality-bill-continues-through.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2005 Anonymous Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:01:49 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=2251#comment-2005 If ever there was a definition of the phrase "the law of unintended consequences" then this potential set of laws has to be it. So may wandering sections with so many includes and get-outs it will be decades before all of the effects come to light and I bet most of them won't be as expected.<br /><br />Just like the Human Rights act. If ever there was a definition of the phrase "the law of unintended consequences" then this potential set of laws has to be it. So may wandering sections with so many includes and get-outs it will be decades before all of the effects come to light and I bet most of them won't be as expected.

Just like the Human Rights act.

]]> By: iopgod http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/06/equality-bill-continues-through.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2004 iopgod Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:28:18 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=2251#comment-2004 Indeed I can't... this is surprisingly interesting! Indeed I can't... this is surprisingly interesting!

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