RECOGNITION OF KASHMIRI COMMUNITY IN CENSUS RETURNS

Early day motion 1268, tabled 26 March 2008 by Linda Riordan (Labour). Signed by 56 members.

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community within the UK and praises the community for its contribution to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; therefore calls on the Government to give recognition to the 600,000 Kashmiri people estimated to be living in the UK by ensuring that the 2011 census return has a separate section for Kashmiri people to identify themselves; and looks forward to Kashmiri people living in the UK being able to register their identity as the many other ethnic groups that live in the UK are able to do.

Signatures by party: Labour 40, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 2, Independent 2, Independent Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.