Race Relations

EDM number 29 in 1999-00, proposed by Oona King on 17/11/1999.

That this House accepts the fact that the United Kingdom is a multi-racial society; reasserts the right of all individuals to enjoy equal rights irrespective of their race, colour or creed; deplores the fact that racial discrimination continues to blight the lives of many British citizens, and many other ethnic minorities who live in the United Kingdom; and urges the Home Secretary to implement the recommendations by the Commission for Racial Equality and reform the Race Relations Act 1976.

This motion has been signed by a total of 207 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Oona King	17/11/1999	Bethnal Green & Bow	Labour	Proposed
Michael Jabez Foster	17/11/1999	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Don Foster	17/11/1999	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	17/11/1999	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Lorna Fitzsimons	17/11/1999	Rochdale	Labour	Signed
Jim Fitzpatrick	17/11/1999	Poplar & Canning Town	Labour	Signed
Mark Fisher	17/11/1999	Stoke-on-Trent Central	Labour	Signed
Margaret Ewing	17/11/1999	Moray	Scottish National Party	Signed
Bill Etherington	17/11/1999	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	17/11/1999	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Huw Edwards	17/11/1999	Monmouth	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	17/11/1999	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	17/11/1999	Glasgow, Kelvin	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	17/11/1999	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Jane Griffiths	17/11/1999	Reading East	Labour	Signed
Tommy Graham	17/11/1999	West Renfrewshire	Independent Labour	Signed
Donald Gorrie	17/11/1999	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Llin Golding	17/11/1999	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	17/11/1999	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	17/11/1999	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	17/11/1999	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	17/11/1999	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	17/11/1999	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Maria Eagle	17/11/1999	Liverpool, Garston	Labour	Signed
David Drew	17/11/1999	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ann Cryer	17/11/1999	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Tom Cox	17/11/1999	Tooting	Labour	Signed
Brian Cotter	17/11/1999	Weston-Super-Mare	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	17/11/1999	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Robin Corbett	17/11/1999	Birmingham, Erdington	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	17/11/1999	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	17/11/1999	Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Iain Coleman	17/11/1999	Hammersmith & Fulham	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	17/11/1999	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	17/11/1999	Leigh	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	17/11/1999	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Tam Dalyell	17/11/1999	Linlithgow	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	17/11/1999	Heywood & Middleton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Andrew Dismore	17/11/1999	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	17/11/1999	Burton	Labour	Signed
Hilton Dawson	17/11/1999	Lancaster & Wyre	Labour	Signed
Terry Davis	17/11/1999	Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	17/11/1999	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Valerie Davey	17/11/1999	Bristol West	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	17/11/1999	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Keith Darvill	17/11/1999	Upminster	Labour	Signed
Tony Clarke	17/11/1999	Northampton South	Labour	Signed
Anthony D Wright	17/11/1999	Great Yarmouth	Labour	Signed
Stephen Twigg	17/11/1999	Enfield, Southgate	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	17/11/1999	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Jenny Tonge	17/11/1999	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Todd	17/11/1999	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
William Thompson	17/11/1999	West Tyrone	UUP	Signed
Peter Temple-Morris	17/11/1999	Leominster	Labour	Signed
Teddy Taylor	17/11/1999	Rochford & Southend East	Conservative	Signed
John D Taylor	17/11/1999	Strangford	UUP	Signed
David Taylor	17/11/1999	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Paul Tyler	17/11/1999	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	17/11/1999	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Jim Wallace	17/11/1999	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Worthington	17/11/1999	Clydebank & Milngavie	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	17/11/1999	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
David Winnick	17/11/1999	Walsall North	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	17/11/1999	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Dafydd Wigley	17/11/1999	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Alan Whitehead	17/11/1999	Southampton, Test	Labour	Signed
Brian White	17/11/1999	North East Milton Keynes	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	17/11/1999	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	17/11/1999	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	17/11/1999	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Howard Stoate	17/11/1999	Dartford	Labour	Signed
Anne Begg	17/11/1999	Aberdeen South	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	17/11/1999	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Jackie Ballard	17/11/1999	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	17/11/1999	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Charlotte Atkins	17/11/1999	Staffordshire Moorlands	Labour	Signed
Candy Atherton	17/11/1999	Falmouth & Camborne	Labour	Signed
Joe Ashton	17/11/1999	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	17/11/1999	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	17/11/1999	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Alan Beith	17/11/1999	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tony Benn	17/11/1999	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed
Joe Benton	17/11/1999	Bootle	Labour	Signed
Paul Stinchcombe	17/11/1999	Wellingborough	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	17/11/1999	Eccles	Labour	Signed
David Stewart	17/11/1999	Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	17/11/1999	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
David Borrow	17/11/1999	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Liz Blackman	17/11/1999	Erewash	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	17/11/1999	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	17/11/1999	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Gerry Bermingham	17/11/1999	St Helens South	Labour	Signed
Richard Allan	17/11/1999	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	17/11/1999	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Ann Keen	17/11/1999	Brentford & Isleworth	Labour	Signed
Ivan Henderson	17/11/1999	Harwich	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	17/11/1999	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	17/11/1999	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harriet Harman	17/11/1999	Camberwell & Peckham	Labour	Signed
Phyllis Starkey	17/11/1999	Milton Keynes South West	Labour	Signed
Helen Southworth	17/11/1999	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Martin Smyth	17/11/1999	Belfast South	UUP	Signed
Dennis Skinner	17/11/1999	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	17/11/1999	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hesford	17/11/1999	Wirral West	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	17/11/1999	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	17/11/1999	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martyn Jones	17/11/1999	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	17/11/1999	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Jenny Jones	17/11/1999	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Ieuan Wyn Jones	17/11/1999	Ynys M	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Fiona Jones	17/11/1999	Newark	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	17/11/1999	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	17/11/1999	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
John Hume	17/11/1999	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Joan Humble	17/11/1999	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	17/11/1999	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Jonathan R Shaw	17/11/1999	Chatham & Aylesford	Labour	Signed
Syd Rapson	17/11/1999	Portsmouth North	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	17/11/1999	Dover	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	17/11/1999	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Michael Foster	17/11/1999	Worcester	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	17/11/1999	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Chris Pond	17/11/1999	Gravesham	Labour	Signed
Kerry Pollard	17/11/1999	St Albans	Labour	Signed
James Plaskitt	17/11/1999	Warwick & Leamington	Labour	Signed
Peter Pike	17/11/1999	Burnley	Labour	Signed
David Rendel	17/11/1999	Newbury	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Allan Rogers	17/11/1999	Rhondda	Labour	Signed
Ernie Ross	17/11/1999	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	17/11/1999	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Phil Sawford	17/11/1999	Kettering	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Savidge	17/11/1999	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	17/11/1999	Glasgow, Govan	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	17/11/1999	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Alex Salmond	17/11/1999	Banff & Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Christine Russell	17/11/1999	Chester, City of	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	17/11/1999	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Joan Ruddock	17/11/1999	Lewisham, Deptford	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	17/11/1999	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Chisholm	17/11/1999	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	17/11/1999	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Peter Bradley	17/11/1999	Wrekin, The	Labour	Signed
Lembit	17/11/1999	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin O'Neill	17/11/1999	Ochil	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	17/11/1999	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	17/11/1999	Bristol North West	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Margaret Moran	17/11/1999	Luton South	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	17/11/1999	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	17/11/1999	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Peter Brand	17/11/1999	Isle of Wight	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Breed	17/11/1999	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Russell Brown	17/11/1999	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
David Chidgey	17/11/1999	Eastleigh	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Chaytor	17/11/1999	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	17/11/1999	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	17/11/1999	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	17/11/1999	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	17/11/1999	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	17/11/1999	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Christine Butler	17/11/1999	Castle Point	Labour	Signed
Paul Burstow	17/11/1999	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Miller	17/11/1999	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Fraser Kemp	17/11/1999	Houghton & Washington East	Labour	Signed
Richard Livsey	17/11/1999	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ken Livingstone	17/11/1999	Brent East	Labour	Signed
Terry Lewis	17/11/1999	Worsley	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	17/11/1999	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Bob Laxton	17/11/1999	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Ashok Kumar	17/11/1999	Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland	Labour	Signed
Archy Kirkwood	17/11/1999	Roxburgh & Berwickshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andy King	17/11/1999	Rugby & Kenilworth	Labour	Signed
Piara S Khabra	17/11/1999	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	17/11/1999	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Andrew Love	17/11/1999	Edmonton	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alice Mahon	17/11/1999	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	17/11/1999	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	17/11/1999	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Kevin McNamara	17/11/1999	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	17/11/1999	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	17/11/1999	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Stephen McCabe	17/11/1999	Birmingham, Hall Green	Labour	Signed
John McAllion	17/11/1999	Dundee East	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	17/11/1999	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Seamus Mallon	17/11/1999	Newry & Armagh	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Judy Mallaber	17/11/1999	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	18/11/1999	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Ben Bradshaw	18/11/1999	Exeter	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	22/11/1999	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Williams	23/11/1999	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Patrick Hall	23/11/1999	Bedford	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	23/11/1999	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nigel Jones	23/11/1999	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	23/11/1999	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Barbara Follett	24/11/1999	Stevenage	Labour	Signed
Win Griffiths	29/11/1999	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	07/12/1999	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Dan Norris	07/12/1999	Wansdyke	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	09/12/1999	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	14/12/1999	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	31/01/2000	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Glenda Jackson	03/02/2000	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Shaun Woodward	03/03/2000	Witney	Labour	Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	13/03/2000	Workington	Labour	Signed
Tess Kingham	30/03/2000	Gloucester	Labour	Signed
Audrey Wise	Unknown			Withdrawn
Michael Colvin	Unknown			Withdrawn

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