PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COLOUR OF POWER STUDY ON BAME REPRESENTATION (8 October 2017)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the excellent work done by the Guardian and Operation Black Vote through their colour of power studies; notes their findings showing that out of the 1,000 most powerful executives in the UK only 36 come from BAME backgrounds; and calls on the Government to support efforts to increase BAME representation in all sectors of business and society.
Sponsored by:
Keith Vaz (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Scottish National Party
6
43%
Independent
2
14%
Labour
2
14%
Conservative
1
7%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
7%
Plaid Cymru
1
7%
Liberal Democrat
1
7%
Sponsor List (14 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
SNP
David Linden
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Keith Vaz (Sponsor)
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