Economic Climate

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 12 December 2013.

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Photo of Debbie Abrahams Debbie Abrahams Labour, Oldham East and Saddleworth 9:30, 12 December 2013

On Monday, Members from across the House spoke passionately about what Nelson Mandela had done to make the world a fairer place, but those words are meaningless if they are not followed up by deeds. It is unacceptable in 21st-century Britain that black men are more likely to be unemployed than white men, and that women from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups are twice as likely to be unemployed as the national average. Why is there not a comprehensive racial equality strategy to address these issues?