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What they mean by "acts of completion" as used in the Joint Declaration regarding the Belfast agreement; and whether parity of esteem for the Ulster-Scots community is included. [HL 5471].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
654 c356-7WA; HL 5471
House
House of Lords

Whether the Northern Ireland Equality Commission is opposed to religious discrimination in all sectors of employment; and, if not, why not. [HL 5308].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
654 c329WA; HL 5308
House
House of Lords

Whether the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is opposed to religious discrimination in all sectors of employment; and, if not, why not. [HL 5309]. - Northern Ireland Human Rights Chief Commissioner will write.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
654 c329WA; HL 5309
House
House of Lords

Whether under equality law in Northern Ireland a potential employer is permitted to ask an applicant for a job if he or she is a smoker; if not, why; and whether it is possible for an organisation to employ only non-smokers. [HL 5208]

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 2003
Reference
654 c274-5WA; HL 5208
House
House of Lords

What legislation has been enacted for Northern Ireland since 1 January 1998 which has discriminated against anyone on the grounds of religion. [HL 5124].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 2003
Reference
654 c273WA; HL 5124
House
House of Lords

Under the arrangements for the North/South Ministerial Council, whether the departments of the Government of Eire are given equal status to the government departments in Northern Ireland; and if so, whether it is possible for the Government of Eire to insist on agreement from the Northern Ireland departments for any...

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 2003
Reference
HL 5210; 654 c275WA
House
House of Lords

(a) what are the names and qualifications of the two gender experts who have been assigned to Iraq; (b) what is the length and purpose of their assignment; and (c) what is the cost of sending them and supporting their work. [HL 5054].

Asked by
Baroness Blatch (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
654 c237-8WA; HL 5054
House
House of Lords

How many times the Parliament of Northern Ireland enacted legislation discriminating against Roman Catholics or Protestants or both between 1921 and 1972, and whether they will specify the Acts and sections now judged to be directly or indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of religion. [HL 4883].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
HL 4883; 654 c236WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they will make funding available for East/West school projects between Northern ireland and Scotland similar to the Warrington project, as required under parity of esteem guarantee for Ulster Scots in the Belfast agreement. [HL 5028].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 November 2003
Reference
HL 5028; 654 c200-1WA
House
House of Lords

Whether gypsy and traveller women have access to public health care on an equal footing with the rest of the population; and what is their response to the recommendations in the report Breaking the Barriers - Romani women and access to public health care, published at a Council of Europe...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
HL 4876; 654 c173-4WA
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
654 c185-6
House
House of Lords
Whether women in mixed-sex clubs that discriminate on grounds of sex have weaker or fewer voting rights as a result of the repeal of Schedule 7 to the Licensing Act 1964. [HL 5234].
Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
654 c185-6; HL 5234
House
House of Lords

Whether they have seen the legal advice referred to in paragraph 15.11 of the Patten report on policing; who has possession of the advice (if they have not seen it); and whether they will seek to have it published [HL 4886].

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 2003
Reference
654 c154WA; HL 4886
House
House of Lords

Given that Roman Catholics made up 8.0 per cent of the Royal Ulster Constabulary whereas women made up 12.6 per cent, why reverse religious discrimination is justified regarding the police in Northern Ireland, while reverse female discrimination is not [HL 4885] - Inc figures.

Asked by
Lord Laird (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 2003
Reference
HL 4885; 654 c153WA
House
House of Lords

SI 2003/2865 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 December 2003.

Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
10 November 2003
Reference
SI 2003/2865
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

SI 2003/2827 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 December 2003.

Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
7 November 2003
Reference
SI 2003/2827
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

SI 2003/2828 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 22 December 2003

Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
7 November 2003
Reference
SI 2003/2828
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

SI 2003/2770 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 October 2004

Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Statutory instruments
Date
7 November 2003
Reference
SI 2003/2770
House
House of Commons; House of Lords

Lords statement on what action is is taking to improve the diversity of the magistracy. [HL 5399]. - Including fact that copies of the national strategy document and new application form, in Library.

Asked by
Lord Dixon (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2003
Reference
HL 5399; 654 c127-8WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 1 July 2003 650 c95WA, whether they will place in the Library of the House the response from the 16 faith groups who submitted responses on the draft Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 and sought amendments to...

Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 2003
Reference
654 c145-6WA; HL 5153
House
House of Lords