BLACK YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

Early day motion 761, tabled 1 February 2010 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House is alarmed that almost half of young black people aged between 16 and 24 are unemployed; is concerned that ethnic groups have been hardest hit by the recession; notes that the Government's pledge to shield ethnic minorities from the recession has failed; further notes that surveys have revealed that black and Muslim young are disproportionately unemployed even when they have comparable qualifications to those in employment; believes institutional racism still exists in the workplace; and calls on the Government to address these issues by doing more to drive local employment in areas like Hackney and other Olympic boroughs where a disproportionately low number of people work on the Olympic site.

Signatures by party: Labour 16, Independent 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.