Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Diane Abbott (Labour), on Monday, 1 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

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BLACK YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

761 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

David Drew

Mike Hancock

Rudi Vis

Subjects

Ethnic groups Unemployment

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk