HL Deb 17 January 2000 vol 608 cc137-8WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Baronness Blackstone on 16 December ( WA 57), whether the code of practice being drafted by the Equal Opportunities Commisssion in conjunction with the Department for Education and Employment is designed to tackle indirect as well as direct discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in employment. [HL499]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)

It will be for the steering group overseeing the development of the code, including representatives of the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Department for Education and Employment and other stakeholders, to decide what employment-related discrimination issues the draft code should cover.