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Increasing Employment Rates For Ethnic Minorities Report

EDM number 2096 in 2007-08, proposed by Diane Abbott on 21/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Equality and Ethnic groups.

That this House notes with concern the findings of the Public Accounts Committee's recent report on the employment levels of ethnic minorities in the UK; further notes the findings that there is a 14.2 per cent. gap between the employment rate of ethnic minorities and that of the general population; further notes that the report estimates that this lack in ethnic minority employment costs the Government £1.3 billion in benefits and lost tax revenue as well as a £7.3 billion loss to the UK economy; recognises the report's conclusions that there is a severe lack of continuity in the Government's approach to tackling this employment gap, that there are no clear targets given to the Department for Work and Pensions to increase ethnic minority employment, that discrimination remains a barrier to ethnic minority employment, and that the reduction in outreach activities carried out by Jobcentre Plus has had a negative impact on engaging unemployed ethnic minorities; and calls on the Department for Work and Pensions to tackle this employment gap by setting specific targets for improvement, making better use of pilot projects to influence best practice, and improving services provided by Jobcentre Plus.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott21/07/2008Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
John McDonnell22/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Harry Cohen22/07/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn22/07/2008Islington NorthLabourSeconded
David Drew22/07/2008StroudLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer22/07/2008KeighleyLabourSeconded
Alan Simpson22/07/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore06/10/2008HendonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock06/10/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins07/10/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan07/10/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Elfyn Llwyd08/10/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Jim Devine08/10/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
David Anderson13/10/2008BlaydonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell14/10/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Dan Rogerson14/10/2008North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins15/10/2008Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Katy Clark17/10/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned

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