§ 59. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the Chief 586 Constable about the progress of the inquiries into the source of the forged letter purporting to come from the Race Relations Board asking firms to raise the proportion of their Afro-Asian employees to 25 per cent.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesMy right hon. Friend is being kept informed of the progress of police inquiries, which are not yet complete.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsWould the hon. Gentleman say when the results of these inquiries will be available, and will he undertake to let the House know them, since great anxiety has been caused to many firms which have received this circular from somebody purporting to be writing on behalf of the Race Relations Board?
§ Mr. ReesIt is most important to me, with my responsibilities, that this should be done. This was a particularly ill-conceived and nasty matter, and I will undertake to do that.