Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said Labour supported action in Libya within the UN mandate.
Mr Umunna said Labour had taken action to "enshrine fairness" with the equality act and set up the Ethnic Minority Business Task Force to look at barriers to setting up businesses, including getting access to finance.
Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland, Labour) asked what action can be taken to reduce the number of racially motivated attacks.
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Many of these aims were set out last year or the year before by Labour, with individual action plans stretching as far as 2010.
After that it's on to a committee-stage debate on the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill - with Labour continuing their rearguard action against the cap on benefit increases to 1% - below the rate of inflation.
Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter said Labour supported co-ordinated action to tackle organised crime, terrorism, protection of children and border security.
Liberal Democrat John Pugh, a critic of the original reforms, supported the government's action and said Labour's call for a longer period in committee would cause "unnecessary delay" and cause further uncertainty.
But Labour said the UK needed real action to help people back into work - including the guarantee of a job for all those out of work for two years - not "pointless tests".
Mr Lafontaine resists most of the policies that might reduce unemployment, which is Germany's biggest worry: he is loth to take swift action to deregulate the labour market, shrink the state and cut taxes.
The EU insists the plan violates laws on free movement of labour and could lead to widespread legal action.
If we discover instances of underage labour, we take swift and appropriate action.
Take the latest German-French missive, on December 7th: it speaks of euro-zone action on financial regulation, labour markets, a financial-transactions tax and the harmonisation of the corporate-tax base.
Labour said it welcomed any progress but action was needed to "professionalise defence procurement, ensure contingency is sufficient and that industry partners deliver to targets for time and cost".
The three Welsh Labour leadership contenders recently called for tough action against Wales' drinking culture, referring to anecdotal evidence of certain types of alcohol selling at 11p a unit in some areas, and concerns about licensing issues and availability.
The bill also promises to "enable tough action against businesses that use illegal labour, including more substantial fines".
And at the same time there was no significant action to tackle illegal immigration or labour market exploitation which we know have been getting worse.
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During questions with government ministers on 11 June 2012, Labour peer Lord Sheldon asked the government what action they were taking to avoid the unnecessary sentencing of young offenders.
Former Labour cabinet minister Hazel Blears called for "practical action", such as internships, to help attract a wider range of people to politics.
Later, the foreign secretary held a meeting with Labour backbenchers to try to allay fears over possible military action.
Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for "decisive action ... to boost growth", offering suggestions for tax cuts in next month's Budget.
But Labour says the previous government also deserves credit for the action it took when the car industry faced a crisis in 2008 and 2009.
And Mr Portillo then went on to support the decisions and to deliver an attack on those Labour backbenchers he claimed were less than committed to the action against terrorism.
Senior Labour MP Frank Field has urged landlords to take "direct action" against housing benefit changes.
Yvette Cooper, Labour MP for Pontefract and Castleford, said she welcomed any action which would mean additional doctors at the hospital, but she believed it was not a long-term solution.
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Labour's shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie told the BBC that action, not talking, was needed to stimulate growth.
That's why this new Labour Government has made a start on a 20 year programme of action to reduce inequalities and improve health.
Labour peer Lord Knight accused the government of a "lack of action" on waste reduction and suggested that more rigidly enforced targets might help.
Labour backbencher David Winnick urged Mr Cameron to guarantee that no military action would be taken against Libya without "direct authorisation" from the United Nations Security Council.
"I'm proud of our manifesto for Somerset which sets out a positive alternative message of how a Labour-run county council would put our values and priorities into action for the people of Somerset, " he said.
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