Part of Women and Equality – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 22 March 2007.
Keith Vaz
Labour, Leicester East
10:30,
22 March 2007
May I confirm that there are lots of white British people in Leicester, and say that we welcome the relocation of those jobs to the city? On the wider point, the Minister is abolishing the Commission for Racial Equality. What discussions has she had with the Lord Chancellor about the Carter proposals, which will have a huge impact on the number of ethnic minority firms doing legal aid work?
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