That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the report, Removing Barriers: Race, Ethnicity, and Employment, by the Equal Opportunities Committee on 27 January 2016; notes from the report that, throughout its inquiry, the committee “heard of the significant barriers facing people from ethnic minorities in gaining employment and developing a career” and that it considered this situation unacceptable; agrees with the committee that “diversity in the workplace should be valued and seen as a positive goal”, and looks forward to the Scottish Government’s response to the report, the terms of which it considers can impact on people throughout Scotland, including in the Shettleston constituency.

This motion has achieved Cross Party support and may be debated in the Scottish Parliament.