HL Deb 04 October 2001 vol 627 c61WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to provide for the imposition of a positive duty on specified public authorities to promote the equal treatment of the disabled, similar to the duty provided for in Section 71(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976. [HL547]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

We are committed to introducing a duty on public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people when parliamentary time allows.