§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the 25 changes in the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts proposed by the Equal Opportunities Commission in January 1981 to improve equality between men and women; and when he intends to implement them.
§ Mr. RaisonI refer the hon. Member to the reply my right hon. Friend gave to a question by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on 29 January.—[Vol. 997, c.482.]
Consultations are taking place with other Government Departments and with the Equal Opportunities Commission, but it is too soon to judge when the detailed examination of the commission's proposals will be completed.