HC Deb 19 March 1965 vol 708 cc342-3W
Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent his Department is participating in the arrangements for International Cooperation Year 1965, with special regard to the encouragement of racial tolerance within a world community setting.

Mr. Crosland

The convenor of the Education Working Group that is preparing in this country for the International Co-operation Year is the Secretary of the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges, which is grant aided by my Department and the Scottish Education Department. The attention of schools was particularly drawn to those aspects of Human Rights which have to do with race relations in the circular issued in October, 1964, on The Schools and International Affairs, and copies of the United Nations declaration on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination accompanied that circular. There will be a special reference to the International Co-operation Year in this year's circular.