AQW 1113/07

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 26/06/2007
Answered On Date: 03/08/2007
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to give a commitment that all equality impact assessments for future policies will take into account those people who do not align with the two main religious or political traditions.

Answer:

Equality Impact Assessments currently carried out by all the Northern Ireland Departments follow the Equality Commission's guidance on implementing the duties under Section 75, which defines religious belief and political opinion more broadly than the two main religious or political traditions in Northern Ireland. Future EQIAs will also adhere to this guidance and its definitions.