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  Scotland Bill - Clause 32 - Equal Opportunities - Scottish Public Authorities - Powers of the Scottish Parliament
  
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  @ MP voted aye to give the Scottish Parliament powers over equal opportunities in relation to an appointment as a member of a Scottish public authority.
  @ MP voted no against giving the Scottish Parliament powers over equal opportunities in relation to an appointment as a member of a Scottish public authority.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against giving the Scottish Parliament powers over equal opportunities in relation to an appointment as a member of a Scottish public authority.
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1]
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 162, page 34, line 4, at end insertâ
  
  :âEqual opportunities in relation to an appointment as a member of a Scottish public authority.
  
  Had it not been rejected this would have impacted clause 32 subclause (3) which stated:
  
  :Under the heading âExceptionsâ, at the end insertâ
  :    âThe subject-matter of Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (socio-economic
  inequalities).
  
  The addition proposed was to the list of powers excepted from being "reserved" to the UK Parliament. 
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill]
  
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