Proceeding contribution from Stephen Pound (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 April 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

The hon. Lady would have heard the wise and humane words of the hon. Member for Solihull (Lorely Burt). Does she accept that a police service should look like the community it serves? There are occasions—in Chicago in the 1920s, in New York in the 1940s and in the Metropolitan police service today—when a quota system must be used, distasteful though it might be, because otherwise the police force will not look like the community it serves. If a force does not look like that community, it cannot—and seldom does—command the respect of the community.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 445 c319
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Criminal records Devolved matters Administration of justice Equality Extradition Disqualification Government departments Northern Ireland Police Recruitment Public appointments Northern Ireland Assembly Political parties Politics and government Ministers Police Service of Northern Ireland Religion First Minister of Northern Ireland
Legislation: Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

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