Social Developments: Evidence of Britain being a multicultural society 2

Question 1

How many times more likely were BME people to be unemployed compared to white people in 1999?

Answer 1

Twice as likely

Question 2

What did a 2001 report show about the percentage of Muslims that faced discrimination in work?

Answer 2

30% faced discrimination in work

Question 3

When was the Employment Regulation Act passed?

Answer 3

2003

Question 4

What did the Employment Regulation Act of 2003 do?

Answer 4

Banned religious discrimination in jobs

Question 5

What success was there for a Muslim schoolgirl in a court case in 2004?

Answer 5

Muslim schoolgirls wearing clothing to represent their own culture would now be accepted as uniform

Question 6

How many complaints did the BBC received for airing a show with a poor representation of Jesus in 2005?

Answer 6

55,000 complaints

Question 7

When was an act to prevent forced Indian marriages in Britain presented to the House of Lords?

Answer 7

2007

Question 8

What was the result of the 2007 act trying to abolish forced marriages between Indians in Britain?

Answer 8

It did not pass the House of Lords

Question 9

How many years after the 2007 act to abolish forced Indian marriages in Britain was it passed?

Answer 9

7 years after

Question 10

How many BME MP’s were there in 2001? What party were they all under?

Answer 10

12 BME MP’s, all under Labour

Question 11

What case did two Gypsy women win in 1998?

Answer 11

Won a case over not being able to book a hall for a wedding

Question 12

How can it be seen the public still opposed Gypsies in terms of an event in 2003?

Answer 12

They held an effigy against a Gypsy family

Question 13

What event against Gypsies also happened in 2003?

Answer 13

A 15 year old Gypsy was killed by a mob

Question 14

How long was the sentence of the main offenders of the 2003 Gypsy murder case?

Answer 14

3 years

Question 15

What did the 2004 Planning Act force local councils to do?

Answer 15

Provide authorised caravan sites for Gypsies

Question 16

What did much of the public say about their council tax if Gypsies lived near them?

Answer 16

They should pay less council tax

Question 17

What did an opinion poll in 2005 show about how many people felt multiculturalism threatened British way of life?

Answer 17

1/3 feared multiculturalism was a threat to British way of life

Question 18

What percentage of the public in a 2005 opinion poll showed they felt terrorists should be deported?

Answer 18

90% felt terrorists should be deported

Question 19

Which group was created which feared rising immigration?

Answer 19

Migration Watch

Question 20

What was the main concern of Migration Watch?

Answer 20

That increased immigration would put more pressure on public services

Question 21

What did economists say was a benefit of rising immigration of skilled workers?

Answer 21

It would help with British labour shortages