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Child Poverty In London And Black And Ethnic Minority Communities

EDM number 269 in 2007-08, proposed by Diane Abbott on 14/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Equality, Ethnic groups, Housing benefits, Incomes and poverty, Pay and Unemployment.

That this House recognises the results of the Institute for Social and Economic Research's recent report into child poverty in London which finds that the high level of child poverty in London will have adverse affects on the Government's child poverty targets; notes that at present black and ethnic minority communities in London are disproportionately affected by social exclusion and poverty; further notes that the report estimates that removing current disparities in parental unemployment rates between white and black and ethnic minority populations in London would reduce child poverty rates by 4.5 per cent.; and calls on the Government to bring child benefit for the second and subsequent children up to the level of the first child, increase child benefit payments for all children, raise the level of the minimum wage in London and review the system of housing benefit so that it is not a disincentive to return to work in areas with high housing costs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott14/11/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn15/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSeconded
Keith Vaz15/11/2007Leicester EastLabourSeconded
John Hemming15/11/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Katy Clark15/11/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore15/11/2007HendonLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin19/11/2007Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones19/11/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson20/11/2007Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/11/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Karen Buck20/11/2007Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell21/11/2007Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Jim Devine21/11/2007LivingstonLabourSigned
Robert Wareing21/11/2007Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Rudi Vis21/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock21/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan21/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Janet Dean21/11/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell21/11/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Michael Clapham22/11/2007Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Bill Etherington22/11/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Battle22/11/2007Leeds WestLabourSigned
George Galloway26/11/2007Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Albert Owen11/12/2007Ynys MLabourSigned
John Austin18/12/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John McDonnell25/11/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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