Urgent Question: Court ruling on wearing visible religious signs in the workplace
15 March 2017 (updated on 15 March 2017)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Caroline Dineage, responded to an Urgent Question from Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke, on the European Court ruling on the wearing of visible religious symbols.
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Sarah Champion, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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