Stephen Lawrence

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 3:34 pm on 24 April 2012.

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Photo of Simon Hughes Simon Hughes Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats 3:34, 24 April 2012

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Will my hon. Friend confirm that he has got the message from London MPs and from others that although we absolutely applaud the new commissioner’s robust attitude, everybody now wants the new Mayor, whoever that will be, and the commissioner to refer independently for assessment the continuing racist allegations as regards the Lawrence case as well as other racist allegations? Does he agree that the best thing the Government can do is to ensure that every one of our 43 police forces in England and Wales better reflects the community it serves, particularly in the ethnic mix at the highest level?