HC Deb 26 November 1970 vol 807 c749

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to review policies but not individual cases, in relation to—

  1. (a) the operation of the Race Relations Act 1968 with particular reference to the work of the Race Relations Board and the Community Relations Commission; and
  2. (b) the admission into the United Kingdom of Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals for settlement:—
and the Committee was nominated of Mr. Sydney Bidwell, Mr. Arthur Bottomley, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Norman Fowler, Mr. Marcus Fox, Mrs. Jill Knight, Mr. Roland Moyle, Mr. John Page, Mr. Norman St. John-Stevas, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. Tom Torney and Mr. William Wilson.

Ordered, That so much of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Race Relations and Immigration in the last Session of the last Parliament as was reported to the House in that Session, be referred to the Committee. That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place; to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses unless they otherwise order; and to report Minutes of Evidence from time to time.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to report from time to time.

Ordered, That Four be the Quorum of the Committee.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to appoint Sub-Committees and to refer to such Sub-Committees any of the matters referred to the Committee.

Ordered, That every such Sub-Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any Adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place; to report to the Committee from time to time; and to admit strangers during the examination of witnesses unless they otherwise order.

Ordered, That the Committee have power to report from time to time the Minutes of Evidence taken before such Sub-Committees.

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum of every such Sub-Committee.—[Mr. Humphrey Atkins.]