§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will institute an examination into the contribution that the arts of the immigrant communities can make to the cultural life of Great Britain.
§ Mr. MulleyThe Arts Council, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Community Relations Commission have already sponsored an inquiry into the arts of ethnic minorities in Britain and the report was published last month. It contains recommendations for action by a wide variety of bodies including the Arts Council and local authorities.
§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what contacts he has had with representatives of the immigrant communities about the contribution their ethnic arts can make to Great Britain's cultural life.
§ Mr. MulleyThere are close contacts between Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools and immigrant communities on a wide range of cultural problems, and my officials are in contact with representative organisations of immigrant communities, including the Standing Conference of Pakistani Associations and the Caribbean Teachers Association.