AQW 38323/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 15/01/2026
Answered On Date: 30/01/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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.