Remarks By The Home Secretary On Ethnic Minorities And National Identity
EDM number 539 in 2001-02, proposed by Annabelle Ewing on 10/12/2001.
That this House deplores the remarks of the Home Secretary in talking of the need for members of ethnic minority communities to 'feel British' and even to 'feel and become English'; notes that these remarks have been described by Glasgow Labour councillor and President of the British Pakistani Association, Mr Bashir Mann, as being 'deeply offensive'; further notes that the recent British Social Attitudes Survey funds that only 13 per cent. of people in Scotland identify themselves as British, with 80 per cent. feeling Scottish, which means that his remarks are doubly offensive to Scotland; and celebrates the positive contribution of ethnic minority communities to Scotland's national life over many years.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annabelle Ewing | 10/12/2001 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Proposed |
| Andrew George | 11/12/2001 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 11/12/2001 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Michael Weir | 11/12/2001 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Alex Salmond | 12/12/2001 | Banff & Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 12/12/2001 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 13/12/2001 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Pete Wishart | 13/12/2001 | North Tayside | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Angus Robertson | 17/12/2001 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 17/12/2001 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Barrett | 19/12/2001 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Marsden | 09/01/2002 | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Matthew Green | 15/01/2002 | Ludlow | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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