§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he has issued any instructions, recommendations or guidance to any non-governmental organisation which comes under the aegis, sponsorship or control of his Department, and which has employees, concerning the implementation of the code of practice of the Commission for Racial Equality which came into force on 1 April;
(2) which of the quasi non-governmental organisations which have employees and for which his Department is responsible are complying, and which are not, with the recommendations of the code of practice of the Commission for Racial Equality, and in particular with the recommendation for ethnic monitoring.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkMy Department has issued guidance, based on the code of practice, to the major non-departmental public bodies sponsored by the Department of Employment and staffed by civil servants, namely, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, the Health and Safety Commission and Executive and the Manpower Services Commission. For non-departmental public bodies506W sponsored by the Department of Employment group which directly employ staff who are not civil servants, implementation of the code is the responsibility of the bodies concerned as employers. My Department would expect them to be aware of its provisions and to take appropriate account of them in their employment policies and procedures.