HC Deb 30 July 1998 vol 317 c578
Mr. Paul Murphy

I beg to move amendment No. 11, in page 3, line 20, leave out 'or with Community law'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 12, 20 to 22, 44 to 49, 59 and 60.

Mr. Murphy

These are technical amendments, necessary to ensure that certain aspects of the Bill relating to the compatibility of Assembly legislation and ministerial actions with convention rights and community law are dealt with properly, and to ensure that the provisions dealing with religious and political discrimination apply in all the circumstances that they should. I commend them to the House.

Mr. Öpik

I wish to make one point regarding amendment No. 22. I would have been pleased to see a wider definition of equal treatment in that amendment. This matter has been discussed earlier, and I will not rehearse the arguments. However, I hope that the Minister will realise that there is potential on that basis.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 12, in page 3, line 24, at end insert— '() it is incompatible with Community law.'.—[Mr. Dowd.]

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