RECOGNITION OF SIKHS AS A DISTINCT ETHNIC CATEGORY

Early day motion 374, tabled 2 March 1999 by Marsha Singh (Labour). Signed by 92 members.

That this House believes in the importance of the statistical accuracy of the 10 yearly population census; notes that the information gathered is used to determine the distribution of scarce resources between disparate geographic and ethnic communities; further notes that many local authorities collect ethnicity data on the significant minority communities that live within their jurisdiction; and urges the Office for National Statistics to revise the ethnicity categories for the 2001 census and include Sikhs as a distinct ethnic group.

Signatures by party: Labour 58, Liberal Democrat 16, Conservative 10, Labour/Co-operative 5, Plaid Cymru 2, UKUP 1.