Or violence, but simply that we should love one another. Is not an easy message to follow, we should not be discouraged. Rather, it inspires us to try harder, to be thankful for the people that bring love and happiness into our own lives, and to look for ways of spreading that love to others whenever and wherever we can. One of the joys of living a long life is watching ones children, then grandchildren, then greatgrandchildren help decorate the christmas tree. This year, my family has a new member to join in the fun. The customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of victoria and Albert Street first appeared. Of course, electric lights have replaced the candles. Itre is an old saying, that is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world today. Christmas is a good time to be thankful for them, and for all that brings light to our lives. I wish you a very happy christmas. 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This part of the debate focused on issues related to racism, religious discrimination, and education. It is one hour and a half. Speaker please, take your seat. Home. Ke yourselves at parliamentary colleagues here are present, but more importantly, members of the United KingdomYouth Parliament, welcome to the chamber of the house of commons. Debatealking both to the leads, and to a number of the magna carta speakers less than an hour ago, and i ask them which of them have been present here last year. A small smattering have been, about a third, i would guess. The great majority had not participated last year. Perhaps i can ask, hands up, which of you were here last year . A very small proportion. Probably not even 1 8, i would guess. The vast majority of you are new, and you could not be more welcome. This is the seventh meeting of the u. K. Youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. We began what is now a very established and revered , and i hope 2009 that this will continue year after year after year, decade after decade after decade. The issues to be debated today were made by the make your Michael Ballack mark ballot. Last year almost doubled from the previous year. The British Youth Council reports this year the number has 968,091d again, with young people casting a vote. Congratulations to you. [applause] so you dont need me to tell you what your target is for next year. It is that million mark. Im quite sure that you will. You will choose the issues that you wish to have as the subjects of your priority campaigns for 2016. This years Youth Parliament also marks the second year of the paul basket memorial award. That award was set up last year in the wake of the passing of paul basket, one of the driving forces behind the u. K. Youth prominent, and a very figure of the British Youth Council. I remember all fondly and with great respect. Support workers and parliamentary staff will have the opportunity to vote for a speech lead and another speech. Presentation of awards will take place at a reception in january of next year. Todays proceedings will be. Roadcast live on the internet members of the Youth Parliament who wish to speak should stand in their place. And i would add, it is helpful if you say your name and region at the beginning of your speech, just to be sure that those who compiled the official reports know who you are, and it is probably advisable when you are called just to cause for a moment a matter of a couple of seconds to enable your microphone to be activated. There are two other things i want to say and then i will have a great pleasure of calling the deputy leader of the house terrys coffee, to say some remarks to you. Those two things are as follows. , todayon a somber note in london is the funeral of michael beecher, who served in this house as labor member of parliament for oldham west for 45 years. I mentioned michael because he houseteemed across the for his dedication, his principal, his sincerity, and his service. I am with you because i want to be here, and i cannot be at his funeral, but i think it only should monitor respectvice and our due to someone who took his responsibilities as a constituent member of parliament , as well as a onetime minister , very seriously indeed. The second thing i say is the reason im here year after year, is partly because i enjoy the occasion, but also, i believe, fundamentally and deeply, in the United KingdomYouth Parliament. Before i was elected speaker, i was one of those that voted for your right to stage your annual debates here. I remember to one fairly crusty individual who is no longer a member of this house, retired from it, who was profoundly opposed to the Youth Parliament coming here saying that i did not share his dire prophecy of what would happen. He thought, at the very least, if allowed to come here, chewing gum would be left all over the penber, and at worst, knives would be used and great damage would be inflicted on the bench as he loved. I said that was stuff and nonsense. Specifically, i predicted to him that members of the Youth Parliament would be proud to ,ome here, would you speak well and would behave much better than we do day to day. And i say in vindication of you, as members of the Youth Parliament, over the last six years, i have been proved right on all three counts. There is no reason why today should be any different. I sense that feeling of pride that you have to be here, im confident that you will speak well, or im sure that you will behave impeccably as well. Remember, to all the other members who are observing the proceedings, to teachers, support workers, representatives of the house,aff to me, we are all on your side. We are wishing you well, we are proud of the fact that you are here. I hope you have a great day. I will not be able to call everybody, but i will try to call people from different parts of the u. K. Proportionately and to ensure there is a proper gender balance. I will do everything i can to maximize participation. Thank you for coming, it will be a very special day. Give a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the deputy leader of the house of commons, dr. Therese coffey. [applause] thank you, mr. Speaker, and they continued parliament. In 800 year of the matter car in the seventh year that the Youth Parliament has met in the chamber of the house of commons, on behalf of the government, unlike to extend a warm welcome to all members of the Youth Parliament. I know my friend the Prime Minister has written a letter which will be run by one of your colleagues. I represent the constituents of suffolk since 2010 and have recently served as a member of government. I am responsible for representing government in parliament and representing Parliament Within government. I hope all members of the Youth Parliament will cherish the opportunity to be here and treasure the memories sitting in this place. This is a very special chamber and it is an honor to sit on these benches and i expect all members of the youth are limited will make the most of it during todays debate, using it with an appropriate consciousness of the history, traditions, and conventions of their surroundings. One such addition is saying the prayers at the start of every sitting day. In the a special time chamber. All business, including debates, taking place in public and recorded on television. Thereld advise people, are some new camera angles which have appeared, compared to previous years. The only timeis when the chamber is exquisitely attended by members along with the speaker and sergeant at arms and the main daily prayers, there will several of them, but the one i find special ask members to keep in mind the responsibility to seek to improve the condition of all. I invite the members of the Youth Parliament here today to look around the walls of the chamber where they will see the shield that commemorate the members of the house. Each day during prayers, members turned to the walls and face the shields, conscious of the sacrifices that were made. It acts as a reminder of what all can hold and also the attack on democracy. Mr. Speaker, what matters in this house is the quality of debate. Debates are not mere democratic windowdressing or paying lip service to issues but have a profound impact, and speeches in this house can turn nice. The assistant dying bill was in this chamber this year and it attracted huge interest. The house overwhelmingly voted to reject the plan. However, the result of the vote was not a for a conclusion and many mines worse way through the course of the debate. Do not underestimate the power of the word that are spoken in this chamber. It is in this tradition of debate and scrutiny that the members of the Youth Parliament today will make the most of the opportunity and the powerful applicant for the young people they represent. I was about to suggest that another one of the longstanding tradition that we have in the house, to refrain from applauding during speeches. You have reminded members on various occasions, but what matters is that the young people here get to speak, and the more that i speak, the less time there is for them. So i conclude by wishing everyone well today. [applause] speaker thank you. Ill call the shadow leader of the house of commons, chris brian. Thank you. It is, for me, a complete delight to be standing here addressing the Youth Parliament because i was a member of parliament who move the notion that Youth Parliament be allowed to sit in this chamber, which was successful because you voted for it, and you voted against it. [indiscernible] [applause] mr. Speaker, the honorable gentleman is accurate in 2010 but he will be aware in 2015, i moved the motion to secure the unanimous backing of the house. There is more rejoicing in heaven when once in a repentant i accept your apology. Seriously, i want to start by saying this. I think the single most important thing in politics, the one piece of advice i can give, is never let your ambitions be determined by other people. Always campaign for what you believe in, always believe in what you campaign in. Of course, those two things have to go together. I remember the debate then. We had the great high cresting himself several of them arguing if we allow young people in here, it would be a fundamental undermining of the whole history of parliament. We were right to change the rules then and im absolutely delighted that now you are able to be here and i get to speak, because i always like that. [laughter] , never let other people determine your ambition, because im slightly homosexual. In fact, i am completely homosexual. I thought i would break it to you gently. Mind you, with this tie, im not sure what else i could be. Is, in myi am making lifetime, the world has completely transformed the opportunities for lesbians, gay, transsexual, bisexual people in this country. Not is because people did let their ambitions be limited by other peoples prejudices, and it was an enormous delight for me in 2010 to be able to get married in this building, the first game and to be married in this building, and then we had quite a bit of a party at your house, mr. Speaker. I dont think you pay for the drugs, though. Drinks, though. Many of you will not go into politics, but some of you will. Maybe there is a future Prime Minister in here. Maybe several of you will end up sitting on these benches as elected members and for that matter, i hope one day, elected members to the house of lords when we have an elected house of lords. The first thing id say is always check the facts. When somebody tells you something, dont presume its true. I bet you have all been told that these two red lines on the floor are two sort legs apart. It is nonsense, a myth that everyone perk perpetuates. For start, they would be very short swords. You have not been allowed to carry a sword in a chamber apart from the sergeant at arms for centuries. The last time i can find anyone recorded this as boring a sword in the chamber was in 1784 when the Prime Minister who lost the american colonies, who was very shortsighted, tripped on somebody elses suitcase, and managed to take somebody elses wig off with his sword. That was 1784, a previous chamber. If you look at any of the pictures of the house of commons, there is no carpet until 1850, which is when the red lines appeared. So it is a complete myth. The reason im telling you the story is dont just except something as truth because somebody has told you it. Check the facts in politics. The other thing is, dont ever worry too much what other people think of you. Really dont, especially if you want to go into politics. Therese and i are at one on this. Had two of years ago i emails. The first one said, i saw you on say, iton, can i just was wonderful to see such a handsome man speaking so fluently in french and putting across such a proeuropean argument. It made me proud to be british. Immediately after, i had an email that said, dear mr. Brian, i just saw you on france 24, what an odious little for you are. Fart the point is, you are not going to win everyone over, and it really doesnt utter. Matter. For that matter, dont believe half the stuff that you read about yourself in the newspapers. Of it will be true, and the rest will not be. In the end, when you have to do in politics is believe in something and fight for it and campaign for it until you achieve it. Of course, you have to build alliances with people, that is why Political Parties matter. It is not just about you as the individual, but in the end, you doing what is right, not necessarily what you think is popular. Loads of other pieces of advice that i could give. Turn up on time. Do not call a vote until you know you can win. Stay for the vote. Learn to count, thats a useful one. Do not read the daily mail. [laughter] [applause] but i think the most important piece of a device i can give you , of any, and maybe it works for life as well. Lways respect your opponents if you dont respect your opponents, they will win, because they will have crafted a better argument, and you will not have listened to them properly. In the end, every Single Person i know who has been involved in politics is a decent and honorable person who has wanted to work for the common good, and that is why i say, respect your opponents. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day today. While i dont think therese and i will be here for the whole of the debate, we will nonetheless be watching with interest. I am really proud that the Youth Parliament is able to sit on the green benches, where other mps every bit asu have much a right to sit here as we do. [applause] speaker thank you very much for that. I now call oh in winter. I think he was going to read to us a message from the Prime Minister. The letter is as follows. Welcome to the house of commons and to the u. K. Used parliament. I like to start by congratulating you all on this years make your mark ballot in which nearly a million votes were cast. This demonstrates how engaged young people are in issues that matter to them and how much they want to make their voices heard. This year marks the 800th anniversary of the stealing of the magna carta. The document that pave the way for parliament and democracy as we know it. Know that members of the Youth Parliament will speak on magna carta and a modern charter today. Your comments alongside those made during other debates will be fully reported by hansard, a written record. Hope this serves as evidence of how seriously your views are taken as the representatives of young people in your local areas. Robert wilson, the minister for civil society, who has responsibility for youth policy, will be present at todays debate. After attending last years Youth Parliament, i know how much he is looking for to hear young peoples views again, and ive asked him to report back to me on a lively discussions he is sure to hear. I hope your experience in the house of commons is an unforgettable one, and i wish you all the best in the future. David cameron. [applause] speaker thank you very much, indeed. You spoke for yourself, you represented the Prime Minister, and of course, you are a representative of the southwest. Southwest should be duly proud of you. Reference was made to rob wilson, the minister within whose remits the Youth Parliament falls. Rob is not able to be here at the moment, but he will be here later today. I know that he will listen intently to what you have to say, and we look forward to that with interest and anticipation. T before we get underway and this will happen during the course of the day, that i will reference members of parliament present i want to acknowledge with thanks the presence of tim laughton, member of parliament for east worthing and short run, a former childrens minister and a longtime supporter of the right of the u. K. Youth parliament to hold its debate here. Indeed, more widely, tim has been a champion of the u. K. Youth parliament. And underlining the fact that you are surrounded by friends and what chris bryant said was very important. You will speak with principal and with passion and commitment. Its always worth listening to constructive criticism, but you in moment,fall either today or subsequently, in your political activity, ever be deflected, still less dispirited , because,ty or abuse as chris implied, frankly, it just does not matter. The key thing is to remain focused on what you believe and what you want to do, and what to seek to campaign accomplish. As long as you go about that with goodwill, commitment, and integrity, you can be proud. As i say, never be blown off course by anybody else. It is great to have you here. The Youth Parliament will now consider the first motion of the , working together to combat racism and religious discrimination, particularly against people who are muslim or jewish. The motion as printed, as we say, in the proceedings of the house, on the order paper. To move the motion lets get into the spirit of the thing, of the Youth Parliament please give an act limits tory welcome to our proposer from yorkshire. [applause] thank you, mr. Speaker, good morning members of Youth Parliament. In every walk of life, in every community, and in every society, there are good things and then there are bad. Let me put this concept into perspective for you. Captain hook and peter pan. Ed miliband and [indiscernible] [applause] inevery belief system and every race, there are good people and then there are bad. But that is obvious, isnt it . So why do statistics paint a different picture . Why do one in five people feel discriminated against every single day . Why did 95,000 young people feel it was necessary to vote this motion as a make your mark issue . See that racism is still a very prominent and active thing in our society. Although we may live in a Diverse Society and we are protected by certain laws, we have forgotten that real equality does not lie in a piece of paper, nor on a piece of legislation, but through our actions that make each one of us feel like we belong, and that we are all equal in our communities. ,ome of you may be thinking racism does not affect me. How are we going to tackle such a big issue in short amount of time . The short answer is we cannot. Even if when we get out of it is one person feeling like they belong, we have made a difference. I know that there are a few of us that log onto facebook and applaud a cheeky smile, but think about it. Have we ever seen a racial or religious we hate full post and made the decision to ignore it . In doing so, we allow discrimination to go on, hiding under the mask of humans. Where do we draw the line on these persistent hate crimes . Lets face it, we need change. The government has put an integration and equality strategy in place, and now its time for us, members of the unit parliament across the u. K. , to work with our mps and the government to make sure these are implemented effectively. Making sure that each and every are represented effectively. Locally, we can work with our schools and academies to celebrate diversity and put racism and religious discrimination at the forefront of our life in education. Therefore, addressing the lack of understanding of negative stereotypes associated with certain religions and race. I have a dream, a vision, a vision of great change, and it includes every one of us in here. We have the opportunity now to either leave this campaign and let it slide under the box, or we can put an end to racism, stand up to discrimination, and make it a thing of the past by choosing this as our National Campaign. So i invite you, members of the Youth Parliament, to join me in solidarity. Join me in the fight against racism and religious discrimination. Thank you very much. [applause] speaker thank you for getting us off to such a confident and articulate start. Please, members of the Youth Parliament, give a similarly warm welcome to the person who is now going to oppose the motion from london, hannah morris. [applause] no baby is born a hader. H toa them, a different treatment in the skint ore believe inr the heart. Is no more significant than a different shade of the eye or color of the hair prejudice are learned and acquired. Taking root as they are passed on over many generations. Curious there has been a 43 increase in religious related hate crimes this year, and a 15 in those race related. Im equally in range of the crimes of a few individuals can be used to tarnish a whole communitys reputation, but making this our campaign is not the solution. Naturally, in societies we lobby mps. What would we actually ask them to do . New legislation are unnecessary if current laws are not being enforced curious there has been increase in religious related hate crimes this year, and a 15 in those race related. However, all hope is not lost. Builds onnge, which the Legal Framework, is currently occurring. Awards,er of the 2015 not done more to improve Race Relations than new implement and loss. He proposes we increase education on racial and religious diversity. The school is the one place where discrimination is already being successfully tackled. It would be brilliant if this progress could be rolled out into the wider community. If there was a select committee of young people within every public sector, including hospitals and the police force to act as the conscience for equality, and fortunately, this is not our proposed plan of action. Now listen, only two of the five motions debated today and go on to be our National Campaign. This and the living wage. 968,000 young people voted in make your mark. Bypassing this motion, would we be doing them justice . More than double the amount of people that voted for it voted for the living wage. We are choosing between the issues which came first and last. So why do you think young people voted in this way . Clear. Ngs are one, we are the generation with the potential to make change. Two, the solution is not immediate. It will occur gradually over many centuries and decades to come. Improvements are being made. Look at how diverse this chamber is today. The u. K. Youth parliament already stands for equality, whether it is our campaign or not. Carry the message of equality out of the chamber, lets tackle this issue and lead change, lets fight for what is right, but by example, and for the rest of our lives, not through a single years campaign. [applause] speaker thank you for that immensely accomplished speech. We have gone off to a cracking start with two strong speeches. We have just in accents of 20 minutes for this debate, and so i am looking for backbench contributors. There is no formal time limit, but we are looking for speeches of a couple of minutes, as you know. Who wants to contribute to this debate . Please stand if you wish to catch my eye. A waiting phenomenon. If you could say where people are from. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I am the member of Youth Parliament for [indiscernible] if you believe islamophobia does not exist, you are part of the problem. Over 95,000 young people voted for us to tackle racism and religious inequalities. Islam is portrayed in such negative ways in a lot of Mainstream Media where a young muslim like myself is seen as a terrorist, extremist, oppressed by men, and a possible syria runaway. This is the reason why i want us to pick this as our National Campaign. I have had racism expressed to me. I have had people been islamabad into me, and i was not able to speak out about it. If we vote, we can help young people speak out about these issues. One ways that we can work this campaign is, we can create the debate, discussion in schools and youth organizations like the u. K. Youth parliament, to talk about racism, to talk about religious tolerance. Sorry. We can spread a positive image of young people from different races, from different religions, and show that it does not matter what you look like or what religion you are. We are young people and we are awesome. Lastly, we can work with the government to make sure that policies are actually helping people of race and religion and not affecting the negatively, so remember, lets be game changers. Start today and will to tackle racism. Thank you. [applause] speaker thank you. Area for ag at this speaker from scotland. This young man here, please. Representing the west of scotland. I come from one of the most culturally diverse areas of scotland, racism is an issue. We are the leaders of tomorrow and we need to lead by example. Racism should be a thing of the past. We live in a 21st century. Racism should not be felt by anybody. I think there should be a National Campaign because it affects everybody in every community and it something that all of us can get behind to strive toward equality for young people. Thank you. [applause] do we have anybody from Northern Ireland wishing to contribute . As many of you know, we have various issues in Northern Ireland, but we also have our religion ones as well. This is why it is such a big problem for us. In belfast on loan, hate crimes are up 43 , which is especially bad for young people because we know we want to feel integrated in our societies. I urge you to support this because no matter your ethnicity or religion or your lack thereof , that should not affect your contribution to our society. [applause] what about the east of england, who have we got from the east of england . Thank you, mr. Speaker. Fromresent hartford sure the east of england. The equality act of 2010 aims to reduce amongst others the socioeconomic inequality, victimization, and amend the laws relating to write a responsibility in family relationships. A 2013 survey by the greatest social aptitude reported an increase of 30 of the people describing themselves as having some degree of racial prejudice compared to an alltime low of 25 in 2001. We have recently celebrated 40 years since the birth of the sex and discriminate in act. It took place the Legal Framework where women and men got offered the same protections against bias and harassment in the workplace. We have not lived up to the ideals the laws were designed for. We are still in a society where women are paid less than their male counterparts. In conclusion, the equality and discrimination act cannot be legislated alone. Instead, we need commitment by policymakers, businesses, and educators, to work in partnership and to change ,ntrenched racist attitudes that these laws are embedded in our culture and to find ways to bring down systematic barriers to create a happy society. Thank you. [applause] at this point, i like somebody from the northwest. Anybody from the northwest . Second row back. No, to your right. Thank you very much. With the beard. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Representing old and from the northwest. I believe this is an important issue for members of Youth Parliament. We are young and enthusiastic young people, we are the future generation of this country. We need to take that one small step to create change in the u. K. It took rosa parks not to get off of her seat for the montgomery bus why cut to take place, and as we know from that, there was huge change for americans in the United States of america. Believe this Oneyear Campaign will be a trigger for ongoing campaigns in the future. Thank you. [applause] speaker what about somebody from the northeast, who have we got from the northeast . Thank you, i am allison, im from the northeast side. Not many people will disagree with this motion, but i think he could choose to the fact those that do we are from different parts of the u. K. And we experience diversity very differently. The northeast, you are considered diverse if you are from scotland. We dont have the same as you have in london or other divers places. I think thats a conjugation to the fact that certain extreme have theg parties majority of constituencies in the northeast. This is bizarre because i think where we live, we cannot just go outside and see people who are ethnically diverse or religiously, and we like them all the same as us, so a lot of see what wesort of see in the newspapers and say, that must be true because we cannot experience it and see that it is not true itself. A lot of people believe in this kind of thing with the northeast saying they do have racial prejudice toward people, which is disgusting to me. Agreere all of you must that something needs to change about this. I support this motion and i think you all should as well. Speaker thank you. Now, i need to hear somebody from the southeast. Who have we got from the southeast . Thank you, mr. Speaker. I am charlie doherty. This should be our campaign, one of our campaigns. Eel part of the issue is and i have witnessed it myself, and maybe part of the reason that it came as an issue people are unaware of the fact that what they are saying could be racially or religiously offensive to somebody. I myself have witnessed people younger than me, my age, and ,lder, making racial comments which to them may seem like a joke, but to somebody else, it may hit close to home and may seriously affected them. Ast may be what they see racism, but to others it is a joke. This being one of our campaigns would be such a good cause, as it enables people to understand what racism is and how it could be affecting other people when they do not realize it. [applause] speaker thank you. What about a contributor from wales . Sorry, i was looking at the wrong side. You, sir. Thank you, mr. Speaker. [inaudible] act, and i will explain why. , as a memberhamed of the u. K. , a citizen of the u. K. , the fact that religious hate crimes have gone up 43 and racist hate crimes are up. I am ashamed the citizen rightwing groups that i will not name, including one very large one on facebook and twitter, is very popular and is all over young peoples screens. The reason why ms. I have to do some research on the steps i found. We are looking at race and religion, we are ignoring lgbt writes, discrimination, and we are , despitedisability there being a higher increase in disability and lgbt hate crimes than there is in race, and higher hate crimes and knowledge ebt than religion. If anyone is going to tell me they are not important, that is almost 10,000 hate crimes, 52,000 total. We are seeing a fifth of those do not matter because they do not involve race or religion. I would also like to emphasize the fact that young people seem to find it funny, in spite of they are straight or not, by calling them certain names, bullying names, and people let them go. It is seen as a joke. It is seen as a joke, a hate crime. It is seen as a joke, bullying, making fun of people different sexual orientation. That is why im opposing this. Until every hate crime is accounted for and we stop this, we are not doing our job. We are not accounting for these people. Sorry, i forgot your name. Understand, lgbt writes, transgender rights, disability rights, and discrimination do matter. Discrimination should not be there. [applause] thank you. Can we have a contributor from the West Midlands . The young woman there. Looking around. Some of you may remember i spoke against this motion at the annual sitting on the grounds that i did not feel it was right to purely focus on islamophobia and antisemitism but rather to take the stand that all kinds of this behavior is equally negative, and for the same reason im asking you to vote against this. I worry just focusing on one or two kinds of religious termination sense and isolating message, rather than one of togetherness. I would hate for young person being victimized but not experiencing islamophobia or antisemitism to feel that the represents represent his place more of an emphasis on that behavior when we should be taking a stand on all discrimination. We should condemn all forms of this unforgivable issue. Be completely in support of a motion area thank you. Of a motion area thank you motion. Thank you. [applause] somebody from london . You in the third row. Yes, thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Suffice to say people think racism is an issue of the past. ,nfortunately in my borough racial attacks are going up 1 . We know the british youth are more diverse than their parents. But we need to combat racism. We need to challenge ourselves and ask questions to everyone we know of. More portly the u. K. Parliament needs to more importantly the u. K. Parliament needs to ask if we are representative of the u. K. That is where we start. [applause] we get a contributor from yorkshire. I am slightly concerned you will fall over jumping up and down with such enthusiasm. Now shout be heard. You shall be heard. My name is larry. I dont think this is an exaggeration. Hatred, intolerance, and ignorance. The best way to combat that is by saying young people do believe this is wrong. I agree with points of the opposition, there are other forms of discrimination and hatred. There is no denying that. There is disability discrimination. It doesnt mean this isnt an issue. In fact we should encourage this more. Not many people deny that racism exists in this country. Andre already halfway there we are trying to fix it. I dont think we are ignoring these types of discrimination. We are saying this year we are going to focus on this issue. This parliament does not endorse hatred of any kind, but especially on this level. The number of hate crimes last were that 46,180 hate crimes too many and we should desperately solve it. Time, butis a long this is an issue that matters. Claim democracy if people are discovered in a did against pace on their culture, religion, skin color. Please vote for this issue. [applause] very well spoken, thank you. There are a couple of parts from the country from whom we have not yet heard, one of which is the southwest. Are you from the southwest . This gentleman here . No, you. Are you from the southwest . Lets hear from you. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Speaking to a 14yearold with an islamic ground, hearing her go through the daytoday basis really shocked me. I firmly believe it is vital we reduce the negative perceptions and stereotypes of other beliefs and faiths. She consistently experiences abuse at school and on the street, often by people unknown to her. This mix her feel so selfconscious about her culture and other peoples attitudes towards her. Shes afraid. This cant happen. We mustnt let it happen. Today i ask you all to join with me and make significant change to her and to the life of her and many others. Thank you. Again we take a contributor from the northwest. Thedo we have from northwest . The chapel on the front bench . Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Im very proud to speak on the half of a city that has been many generations multicultural and respectful and peaceful. There is very little ignorance in this is ignorance we must fight. Ignorance and religious discrimination. We must not just promote british values, we must note the values and beliefs of all cultures, all beliefs, races, and religions. Am i wrong in saying, mr. Speaker, that the greatest british value of all is indeed respect . It often spreads across social media and even those in politics. Those who spread hate, those who spread discrimination, those who spread across our community Nelson Mandela once referred to education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. Campaign to use education as that weapon to fight a parents, destroy and and to fight racism at its very core. This campaign may only be a small step on a very long road, but that road leads to a peaceful future. Please join me on this. Thank you. We have yet to hear a voice from the east midland. Im spoiled for choice. We will take the woman at the end. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Since we were five we have oyed the beneficiaries of we make posters for black history month. Respect for different values is already part of our curriculum at every stage of education and it hasnt worked. Whilegreement likely with the statement that all young people should Work Together to combat racism it is simple a type dream. We can teach people that grace is a construct and we are all essentially the same pit however, although our society hopes to enlighten us with tolerance and intolerance is more learned wrong is morally wrong is illogical, so we cannot have a reasoned debate about it. Despite our efforts racism refuse to die. Re is no reason to raise no reason to reason with the unreasonable. Thank you. I need to hear somebody from the southeast. Who do we have from the southeast . How about this young man here . As a young muslim we often face racial discrimination. We all know about 9 11. I do not feel lobbying would make any difference at all. We already have so many laws so many laws in place. The Biggest Issue is ignorance as many speakers have said. Ignorance is one vital fact why racism and dissemination is. Erpetuated racism has increased despite the fact that they are often seen as muslim and this causes a chain affect. If anyone does feel like they you to support this motion would be better off voting for it im asking you here today, who has been talked to in school about why racism is wrong . Yes it is a bad thing, just dont do it. If you are not told why, then you are probably going to go and support it. That is why i ask you here today to not support this motion and instead logically think about the reasons why racial discoloration and religious discoloration occurs. Thank you. Racial discoloration and religious discrimination occurs. Discrimination and religious discrimination occurs. Please. Going back to what earlier was said. Racism is a u. K. Wife that u. K. Wide problem. Racism is a u. K. Wide problem. The u. K. Has an issue on this. Although one in five hate crimes the worst you can get for a racist