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RACE RELATIONS

Early day motion 29, tabled 17 November 1999 by Baroness King of Bow (Labour). Signed by 207 members.

That this House accepts the fact that the United Kingdom is a multi-racial society; reasserts the right of all individuals to enjoy equal rights irrespective of their race, colour or creed; deplores the fact that racial discrimination continues to blight the lives of many British citizens, and many other ethnic minorities who live in the United Kingdom; and urges the Home Secretary to implement the recommendations by the Commission for Racial Equality and reform the Race Relations Act 1976.

Signatures by party: Labour 152, Liberal Democrat 32, Labour/Co-operative 10, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, UUP 2, Independent Labour 1.