§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the statutory provisions, and provisions in subordinate legislation, which require Her Majesty's Government to consult the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Mr. RaisonSections 58(2), 58(4) and 80(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of grants made by the Equal Opportunities Commission to the National Council of Civil Liberties, Spare Rib and Virago Press under section 54 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, he will seek to amend that Act so as to curtail the grant-making powers of the Commission.
§ Mr. RaisonNo.
§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to introduce legislation to prevent the Equal Opportunities Commission from referring to matters outside the scope of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and its other specific statutory powers.
§ Mr. RaisonWe have no such plans at present.