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Racial Segregation In 21st Century America

EDM number 1178 in 2002-03, proposed by Ashok Kumar on 12/05/2003.

That this House is shocked to note that in 2003 it is deemed acceptable for schools in the US to hold whites only events, separating children who have been educated together since kindergarden; recalls the landmark judgement of the US Supreme Court in 1954 ruling that the provision of separate but equal facilities was unconstitutional; is proud of the fact that such an overtly racist event would not be permitted by a UK state school; further notes that such segregation, at a time when US officials are engaged in advising on the establishment of a democratic, representative and unbiased framework in Iraq, appears perverse; and urges the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and other members of the UK Government to raise this matter and make their concerns known when next they meet with representatives of the US Administration.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ashok Kumar12/05/2003Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourProposed
Harry Barnes13/05/2003North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Robert Wareing13/05/2003Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Jane Griffiths13/05/2003Reading EastLabourSigned
Mike Gapes13/05/2003Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Paul Flynn13/05/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Ann Cryer13/05/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Cousins13/05/2003Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara13/05/2003Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Alice Mahon13/05/2003HalifaxLabourSigned
Brian Iddon13/05/2003Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Bob Russell13/05/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden14/05/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley14/05/2003Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/05/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz15/05/2003Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Martin Caton15/05/2003GowerLabourSigned
Michael Clapham15/05/2003Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Win Griffiths15/05/2003BridgendLabourSigned
Syd Rapson16/05/2003Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/05/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
David Chaytor19/05/2003Bury NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore19/05/2003HendonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/05/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Betty Williams19/05/2003ConwyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson19/05/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis20/05/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis20/05/2003Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty20/05/2003Calder ValleyLabourSigned
John Pugh20/05/2003SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Jones22/05/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean22/05/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Angus Robertson03/06/2003MorayScottish National PartySigned
Harold Best03/06/2003Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara05/06/2003Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter10/06/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Bailey11/06/2003West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mohammad Sarwar16/06/2003Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Rob Marris17/06/2003Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned

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