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Asked by Paula

AQW 38323/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether any work has commenced on the development of a single equality Bill for Northern Ireland.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 15 January 2026

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
15 January 2026
Answer due by
30 January 2026
Answered
30 January 202615 days after tabling
Department
The Executive Office
Priority question
No

Answer

There is no agreement on a single Equality Bill.

However, a number of statutes have been enacted here over recent decades which provide protection against discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, race, religion and political opinion, sex and sexual orientation.

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