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EDM number 1389 in 2005-06, proposed by Diane Abbott on 17/01/2006.

That this House notes with concern new figures released by the Home Office revealing that nearly 40 per cent. of black men have their DNA stored on the national DNA database, compared to 13 per cent. of Asian and 9 per cent. of white men; is concerned that the discrepancies in ethnic breakdown are an indication of disproportionate use of police powers to retain DNA samples and that the Forensic Science Service has received a number of requests to access this information; further notes that black males are more likely than any other group to be arrested and therefore their DNA is more likely to be stored; is concerned that the disproportionate amount of data relating to black males will skew any findings of private companies engaging in the researching of a criminality gene and attempting to gain access to the DNA register; and is alarmed that 139,463 people are currently on the register who have not been charged or cautioned with an offence.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott17/01/2006Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
Gordon Prentice18/01/2006PendleLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore18/01/2006HendonLabourSeconded
Martin Caton18/01/2006GowerLabourSeconded
Rudi Vis18/01/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSeconded
Lynne Jones18/01/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley18/01/2006Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Keith Vaz18/01/2006Leicester EastLabourSigned
Michael Weir18/01/2006AngusScottish National PartySigned
Linda Riordan18/01/2006HalifaxLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/01/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen19/01/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Vincent Cable19/01/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson19/01/2006Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn20/01/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan20/01/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Lynne Featherstone23/01/2006Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming24/01/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams26/01/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech26/01/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Godsiff30/01/2006Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson01/02/2006North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/02/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
George Galloway13/02/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Lyn Brown27/02/2006West HamLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross28/02/2006TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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