HC Deb 03 April 1979 vol 965 c555W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report the reasons as supplied by him to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West on 4 August 1978 why he has not visited any areas with large immigrant populations; why he has decided not to visit the London borough of Newham; and whether he will reconsider this decision.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

As I explained to my hon. Friend in my letter of 4 August 1978, I have made many visits to multiracial areas. I have not been invited to visit Newham recently but I shall keep this possibility in mind.