§ 52. Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the discussions held between his Department, the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Authority on the appearance of coloured immigrants on television.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThere have been no discussions on this matter between the Home Office and the broadcasting authorities; but in April and May last year my hon. Friend who is now Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office discussed informally with the Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Chairman of the Independent Television Authority the part which radio and television could play in helping immigrants to adapt themselves to our way of life and to settle here successfully as full members of the community. My hon. Friend has since kept in touch with the successful efforts in this direction which the broadcasting organisations are making.