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Punjabi Community in Britain

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

505 c141-8WH 

Session

2009-10

Department

Department for Communities and Local Government

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

John McDonnell | 505 c141WH (Link to this contribution) I speak as chair of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain. Hon. Members will know ...

Rob Marris | 505 c141-2WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a problem with categories in that the census mentions ethnic...

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Barbara Follett | 505 c147WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for correcting me. I meant to thank the Guru Nanak school in Hayes for its co...

Virendra Sharma | 505 c147WH (Link to this contribution) That school is in Hayes. However, there is a school in Southall in my constituency that I am sure wi...

Barbara Follett | 505 c146-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is an honour to have you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Walley, and it is also an honour to take...

John McDonnell | 505 c144-6WH (Link to this contribution) That is a heartfelt issue throughout the community, and my hon. Friend has accurately reflected what...

Barbara Follett | 505 c147-8WH (Link to this contribution) I give my hon. Friend an undertaking that I will try to do that. Sometimes it is not as easy as one ...

Rob Marris | 505 c147WH (Link to this contribution) I wonder if I could prevail on the Minister to facilitate a meeting between concerned Members of Par...

Virendra Sharma | 505 c143-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is important when talking about visas to realise that many people come from the Punjab to this co...

John McDonnell | 505 c142-3WH (Link to this contribution) Exactly. There is a series of legal precedents, not just on the wearing of helmets, but in respect o...

Virendra Sharma | 505 c142WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on raising this important issue. Being a Punjabi myself, coming from t...

John McDonnell | 505 c142WH (Link to this contribution) We have had the argument before. A straightforward face-to-face meeting with the ONS should resolve ...

John McDonnell | 505 c148WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister mentioned the BBC. There is still concern among the Punjabi community about the lack of...

Barbara Follett | 505 c148WH (Link to this contribution) I will note that point and mention it to my colleagues in the Department for Culture, Media and Spor...

Subjects

Cultural heritage Community relations Census Ethnic groups Race relations Population Sikhs Punjab

Link

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