§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a statement on the consultative document "Legislating for Change," published by the Equal Opportunities Commission, and on which comments were requested by 28 February.
§ Mr. WaddingtonWe are not proposing to make a statement on this document because it is a consultative paper issued by the Equal Opportunities Commission to help it decide what proposals to put to the Government for changes in the law. Together with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment we will consider how to respond when we receive the commission's report setting out its considered proposals for change and have been able to consider it.