UK Parliament / Open data

Equality Bill [Lords]

Proceeding contribution from Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bills on Equality Bill (HL).

The CRE is based in my constituency, which is very welcome, but it is very important that the new commission is not seen as a metropolitan organisation that is close only to those close to the levers of power. Of course there should be a London presence, but the commission should be equally accessible to the rest of the country.