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<p>There are four formal painted portraits of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people
on display in the Palace of Westminster. The portraits are of Dr Dadabhoy Naoroji,
the first Asian MP, Diane Abbott, the first black woman MP, Paul Boateng as the first
black Cabinet Minister and Baroness Amos as the first black Leader of the House of
Lords.</p><p>The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art is committed to reflecting
the diversity of the House today, and to recognising those who have influenced Parliament
and contributed to its development in a notable way through the Parliamentary Art
Collection. The Committee has agreed to give further consideration to the matter of
BAME representation in the current Parliament.</p>
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