See related series ‘Requests for Information and Membership’ (also known as public letters of enquiry).
Tag Archives: closed until 2099
BG/ARM/7/2/9
BG/ARM/7/2/5
BG/P/18/2/116
Includes correspondence between Bernie Grant and Turkish Cypriot constituent re the ‘Cyprus Issue’. See related subject file, Turkey.
BG/P/18/1/120
Predominantly includes direct public enquiries addressed to Bernie Grant re resettlement in country of origin. See related items in the correspondence (for and against reparations) created as part of the African Reparations Movement records. Includes public correspondence to and from Bernie Grant. Relates to voluntary repatriation, and reparations.
BG/P/18/1/94
Note that this file contains information which is by its nature offensive to Black and Minority Ethnic peoples. Correspondence mainly deals with and relates to controversy re Sir Paul Condon alleged comments concerning muggings and black youth, in addition to Bernie Grant’s response to the remarks. File largely comprises correspondence addressed to Bernie Grant from constituents and the general public in reaction to Sir Paul Condon’s remarks and / or Bernie Grant’s response to Sir Paul Condon’s remarks. Includes both letters of support and ‘hate mail’. File includes ethnic breakdown of stop and search statistics carried out in the Metropolitan Police Area. Note written exchange [dated 12 May 1998] between Bernie Grant and Chief Superintendent, Tottenham Police Station. Also relates to issues such as Operation Eagle Eye; racism; Black peoples and the police; crime; crime statistics; stop and search; Tottenham.
BG/P/18/1/12
File contains documentation such as constituent letters relating to returning to home of origin and questioning the fairness of the system re payment of health benefits. Relates to the issues of Disability Allowance abroad.
BG/P/16/27
Correspondence, press clippings and letters of protest from members of the public re Bernie Grant’s efforts to work with the people of Padstow to undertake research into the origin of the local “Darkie Day” festival [“with a view to establishing more appropriate ways of celebration or commemoration which are not offensive to those of us of African descent”].
BG/P/3/4/9
Correspondence between Bernie Grant and correspondents such as Baroness Symons [Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office], and Tony Banks [Minister for Sport] concerning issues such as sport and black country teams, and entry refusal to African business people.