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Bridging The Gap In Educational Achievement

EDM number 2205 in 2005-06, proposed by Diane Abbott on 17/05/2006.

That this House notes with concern the continuing gap in educational achievement between black and white students, particularly in disadvantaged areas; is concerned about the continuing disproportionate exclusion of black students; notes that not all schools have active equal opportunity policies in operation; and calls on the Government to consider introducing needs-led funding to improve learning for all students, to encourage uptake of active equality of opportunity policies, to introduce anti-racism training for prospective teachers, to integrate anti-racist education into the curriculum, and urgently to implement the full recommendations of the Stephen Lawrence report and place anti-racism at the heart of social policy.

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

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott17/05/2006Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
Alan Meale18/05/2006MansfieldLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore18/05/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn18/05/2006Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Ian Gibson18/05/2006Norwich NorthLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley18/05/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Keith Vaz18/05/2006Leicester EastLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins22/05/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones22/05/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Martin Caton22/05/2006GowerLabourSigned
Harry Cohen22/05/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Mark Durkan22/05/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Stunell22/05/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech23/05/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner23/05/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Mike Hancock23/05/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer23/05/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Michael Clapham23/05/2006Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Bob Russell23/05/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George23/05/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter24/05/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams24/05/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis24/05/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Janet Dean24/05/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Karen Buck24/05/2006Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell24/05/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rob Marris24/05/2006Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd24/05/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Annette Brooke25/05/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor25/05/2006Bury NorthLabourSigned
David Drew25/05/2006StroudLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell05/06/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bill Etherington05/06/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
George Galloway05/06/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Mark Williams07/06/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson08/06/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Tom Brake14/06/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Hepburn20/06/2006JarrowLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar06/07/2006Glasgow CentralLabourSigned

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