A couple of weeks back, I posted about the proposed legislation to 
protect breastfeeding in public in England and Wales.  At the time, I 
posted links to the consultation paper, but couldn't find the 
breastfeeding bit.  I asked anyone who did find them, to let me know.

Turns out there was no bit about breastfeeding.  Hence me and my hubby 
not being able to find them (I'm glad I wasn't being as thick as I 
thought I was, just not working out which section they were in).

So, the UK Gov have, in fact, been asking for comments on the proposed 
legislation, without mentioning what the proposed legislation is.  And 
you think I make up the stuff about asylum policy and people not knowing 
their left hand from their right, don't you?  ;-)

This past week, some newspapers have run reports that the breastfeeding 
bit is six months.  This is based on briefings by UK Gov to the 
newspapers, but nothing is yet in writing.  So, there is a situation 
where you can comment on the proposed bill, on breastfeeding, without 
actually knowing what the proposed bill states about breastfeeding.

But the rumour is six months.

Now, anyone can leave a comment on the proposed bill here:

http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk/output/page2438.asp#make_comment

The bill is a bits and bobs bill, with huge areas of coverage - so the 
comments cover everything from transgender to caring for aged 
relatives.  And I can't seem read them in date order, so I don't know 
how many breastfeeding ones have been added as a result of this 'six 
months' thing this past week.

Apart from the fact that six months is just catastrophically bad, and 
will harm breastfeeding in public (but that baby away, it's six months 
and one day old) this is actually UK wide legislation.  So although 
Scotland has it's own legislation to protect breastfeeding up to 2 
years, this technically supercedes it.

Oh joy.

Morgan Gallagher

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