Ethnic minority representatives visit Westminster

Ethnic minority representatives visit Westminster; ITN ENGLAND: London: Westminster: Houses of Parliament: INT LA Ethnic and black visitors group (40 teenagers) along corridor LA BV & TS Group up stairs (Statistics strap along bottom of screen) EXT Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Institute for Public Policy Research) interview SOT - From 1949 there has been assumptions which give out contradictory messages - be nice to those that are here but keep others out INT Jack Straw MP (Home Secretary) chatting to group of youngsters SOT Teenage girl listening Tony Blair (PM) towards into room and greets people EXT Tony Blair (PM) interview SOT - You can set targets in limited ways/ in civil service can try and recruit limited numbers of ethnic people/ in civil service can aim to have people from ethnic backgrounds in senior positions over next few years INT Jack Straw seated at table Sikh teenager asking question SOT - Mr Straw you said we're all equals but being a Sikh I would have to have two marriage ceremonies a religious and a civil one, if I was Christian I would just have one Jack Straw speaking SOT - This is something we need to look at Black youth interview SOT - You say you'll take measures that ethnic minorities will have fair chance in police force but if you have to force those in authority to treat ethnic minority people the same way as a white person then what are these people doing in authority in the first place Group of Asian teenagers seated listening to Straw Group of black people listening Jack Straw MP (Home Secretary) speaking SOT - Some people just need their eyes opened to what it's like to be ethnic/ they are well meaning but don't realise that what they are doing is discriminatory EXT Tony Blair (PM) interview SOT - We have increased numbers of ethnic minority Labour MPs but still long way to go/ think at next ele...