subject of intense debate in the parliament. a number of significant amendments were tabled right up to the end of the bill s passage, and the end of the bill s passage, and the ministerfor women the end of the bill s passage, and the minister for women and equalities commerce with the cabinet secretary discuss the uk s concerns before the bill had richard s final stage. i have not taken this decision lightly. the government has looked closely at the bill and i have considered all implications, together with the minister for women and equalities. it is our assessment the belt would have a serious adverse impact on the operation of the equality arced 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single sex clubs, associations and schools and protections such as equal pay. the government shares the concerns of many members of the public regarding
adverse impact, among other things, on the operation of the equality act 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single sex clubs, associations and schools and protections such as equal pay. i have set out to the scottish government that should they choose to do so i hope we can work together to find a constructive way forward. labour won t say whether they d have done the same thing as the conservatives or let the scottish legislation become law, saying instead they want to see the government s legal advice. trans people who suffered intense discrimination will now not see this legislation take effect any time soon, if at all. and women s rights groups who will likely not see their concerns, address or their fears alleviated because this simple truth is that this has turned into a constitutional bunfight. back in the scottish capital, the architecture of the coming political argument is taking shape. you ve talked about this as an outrage, but is it
clear. today and our legal advice is very clear. the today and our legal advice is very clear, the equality act 2010 is reserved clear, the equality act 2010 is reserved and there are adverse effects reserved and there are adverse effects and they will be there in the statement of reasons and i listed the statement of reasons and i listed some of those in my statement and i listed some of those in my statement and i made listed some of those in my statement and i made only moments ago, i listed and i made only moments ago, i listed areas around associations, singte listed areas around associations, singte sex listed areas around associations, single sex clubs, for example, you will see single sex clubs, for example, you will see what legal counsel have determined when you see the of reasons determined when you see the of reasons. ,, , ., , reasons. studio: the scottish secretary with reasons. studio: the scottish secretary with that reasons. studio: the scottis
i have not taken this decision lightly and it is our assessment that the bill would have a serious adverse impact, among other things, on the operation of the equality act 2010. those adverse effects include impacts on the operation of single sex clubs, associations and schools and protections such as equal pay. i have set out to the scottish government that should they choose to do so, i hope we can work together to find a constructive way forward. labour won t say whether they d have done the same thing as the conservatives or let the scottish legislation become law, saying instead they want to see the government s legal advice. trans people who suffer intense discrimination will now not see this legislation take effect any time soon, if at all. and women s rights groups who will likely not see their concerns addressed or their fears alleviated because this simple truth is that this has turned into a constitutional bunfight.
battle lines are drawn? prettyl bad-tempered debate, it is fair battle lines are drawn? pretty i bad-tempered debate, it is fair to bad tempered debate, it is fair to say, that is because there is pressure on all sides in this and you heard the scotland secretary trying to keep this to its legal advice that he has been given, and he says the advice is clear to him, that this would have an impact on equalities legislation across the uk in particular around women and girls and he spoke about access to single sex clubs, for example, and kept pointing to a written statement of reasons which will come out later. he s keen to keep this to purely a legal matter which means he has had to take this move and decide they are going to use section 35 to block this legislation becoming law. on the other hand, as you heard there, the other hand, as you heard there, the speech from the snp, they said it has been heavily scrutinised when it has been heavily scrutinised when it went through the parliame