§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will place in the Library the instructions 350W which have been given and disseminated in his Department concerning the implementation of the Commission for Racial Equality's code of practice and in particular on the recommendation for ethnic monitoring.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 24 May 1984, c. 509]: We are taking the fullest account of the Commission for Racial Equality's code of practice. Our Department, in common with other Departments, was involved in ethnic surveys which took place in the northwest and Avon. The results of these surveys are currently being evaluated. We have informed the staff in our Department of the appointment of the departmental equal opportunities officer and provided them with a policy statement which followed exactly the statement contained in the Report entitled "Race Relations: A review of Policies and Procedures in the Civil Service", copies of which were placed in the Library. I have also placed copies of extracts from the relevant departmental instructions in the Library.
Discussions with the departmental trade union side on the subject of discrimination are due to take place shortly and these could lead to amended instructions being issued.