§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Attorney-General if he will study the possibility of consolidating the existing Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts to provide an accessible and comprehensive legal framework.
The Solicitor-GeneralThe Law Commission will consider the hon. Member's suggestion, for which my noble Friend the Lord Chancellor is grateful. As it will be necessary for the commission to examine the existing legislation to establish whether consolidation of this area of the law is practicable, it will be some time before any firm decision can be taken as to whether this should form 5W part of the consolidation programme. However, my noble Friend will write to the hon. Member as soon as the Law Commission's preliminary examination is complete.