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Political Parties: Discrimination |
| Question ID: |
1801191 |
| UIN: |
HL7318 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-08 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1551 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Office for Equality and Opportunity, or its predecessors, has provided on the difference between (1) a political belief, and (2) a philosophical belief, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010; and in wh |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
Political opinion is not a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. The Office for Equality and Opportunity, like its predecessors, does not provide guidance on matters not covered in equalities legislation. Guidance on religion and philosophica... |
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| Answering body ID: |
31 |
| Answering body name: |
Women and Equalities |
| Tweeted: |
true |