HC Deb 27 June 1988 vol 136 cc55-6W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for Barking (Mrs. Richardson) of 16 June,Official Report, column 198, he expects to be in a position to report the Government's response to the Equal Opportunities Commission's paper on sex discrimination in private sports clubs.

Mr. John Patten

The Equal Opportunities Commission's proposal to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 to bring private clubs with both male and female members within the scope of the Act is one of a number of proposals which were published by the commission on 8 March. The proposals require detailed consideration. It is too early to make any commitment on the timing of responses.