LGBT and Disabled Shortlists (Repeal) Bill

An Act to repeal the LGBT and Disabled Shortlists Bill 2020.

BE IT ENACTED by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Section 1: Repeal

(1) The LGBT and Disabled Shortlists Act 2020 is repealed in its entirety.

Section 2: Extent, Commencement and Short Title

(1) This Act extends to the same areas as Section 104 of the Equality Act 2010.

(2) This Act comes into force after receiving Royal Assent.

(3) This Act may be cited as the LGBT and Disabled Shortlists (Repeal) Act.

This bill was written by The Most Honourable Sir u/model-willem KD KT KP OM KCT KCB CMG CBE MVO PC MP MS MSP, The Leader of the Conservative Party, on behalf of the Official Opposition.

Deputy Speaker,

As a Member of the LGBT -community myself I believe that we have the power and the opportunity to be selected as candidates for elections without needing shortlists and therefore I believe that the bill has to be repealed. I understand that positive discrimination is a thing and that the use of this can be good for the representation of people with these characteristics. But it also goes beyond the fact that they should be selected and can be selected on the basis of merit, I know that people from the left will be saying, here are the Conservatives again with their meritocracy, but I still believe it’s the best way to select people for a job.

This reading will end on 8th January at 10pm GMT.