Sex discrimination
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on sex discrimination. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 24.01.2013 | Insurance and discrimination laws: motor and travel insurance |
| This note outlines how the insurance industry operates within the law on discrimination, particularly with respect to age and sex discrimination. | |
| 18.12.2012 | All-women shortlists |
| This note looks at the background to the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002 which allowed political parties to draw up all-women shortlists of candidates for elections; and its extension. It gives details of Labour candidates selected through all-women shortlists and methods of positive action used by the main political parties to increase the number of women MPs. | |
| 23.11.2011 | Women and the Afghan transition |
| There has been a lot of concern that Afghan women will be the main losers in the next few years as international forces withdraw and the Kabul government negotiates some sort of accommodation with the insurgency. | |
| 05.07.2011 | Asylum: Claims based on sexual identity |
| The Coalition Agreement pledged not to remove asylum seekers from the UK if they are at proven risk of persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identification. The UKBA has since enhanced its guidance and training for asylum caseworkers on how to handle these types of asylum claim, but has been criticised for failing to monitor how the new approach is being implemented. | |
| 25.05.2010 | Women in Parliament and public service |
| Women make up 51% of the population of the UK, but only 22% of MPs are women. This note looks at women in Parliament, Government and other areas of public life. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 17.11.2005 | Equality Bill (HL) (Bill 85 2005-06) |
| Equality Bill (HL) (Bill 85 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/77 | |
| 24.03.2005 | Equality Bill (Bill 72 of 2004/05) |
| The Equality Bill (Bill 72 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/28. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09.05.2011 | INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA |
| That this House welcomes the seventh annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on 17 May 2011; supports those local authorities, police, health authorities and voluntary ... | |
| 07.03.2011 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2011 |
| <p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">That this House is proud to celebrate the 100th International Women's Day; notes the plight of ... | |
| 01.02.2011 | BRENDA NAMIGADDE |
| That this House is concerned by the imminent proposed deportation of Brenda Namigadde, who has claimed asylum because she fears persecution based on her sexuality; believes the atmosphere ... | |
| 27.01.2011 | WOMEN BISHOPS |
| That this House welcomes the current moves by the General Synod of the Church of England to pass legislation permitting women to be bishops; notes that the Synod is currently engaged ... | |
| 18.01.2010 | AMNESTY'S EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IN IRAN CAMPAIGN |
| That this House congratulates Amnesty for its campaign for equality on behalf of Iranian women; notes the widespread discrimination against women in the Iranian legal system; acknowledges ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.02.2013 | Succession to the Crown Bill (HL Bill 81 of 2012-13) |
| The Succession to the Crown Bill makes changes to the laws of succession to the Crown. This Library Note summarises the proceedings which have taken place on the Bill during its passage through the House of Commons, ahead of the Bill's second reading debate in the House of Lords on 14 February 2013. |
