HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 c49W
Stephen Hesford

To ask the Minister for Women what plans she has to bring forward amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act to introduce a public duty to promote gender equality [149562]

Ms Hewitt

The Government are taking forward a significant legislative agenda on equality matters, and they have committed themselves to introduce a duty on public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for women and men generally when parliamentary time allows.