RECOGNITION OF KASHMIRI COMMUNITY IN CENSUS RETURNS

Early day motion 312, tabled 16 December 2008 by Linda Riordan (Labour). Signed by 60 members.

That this House recognises there is a considerable Kashmir community in the UK and praises the contribution it makes to the fabric of British life; notes that in previous census returns there has not been a separate Kashmiri ethnic group category; 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 44, Liberal Democrat 8, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.