§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they propose to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 to provide for the imposition of a positive duty on specified public authorities to promote sex equality, similar to the duty provided for in Section 71(1) of the Race Relations Act 1976. [HL546]
§ The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Baroness Morgan of Huyton)We are committed to introducing a duty on public bodies to promote sex equality when parliamentary time allows.