§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to change the law concerning the right of refusal of admission to a working men's club on the grounds of colour; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI share the concern which has been widely expresed about the effect of the recent decision of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords on clubs and I am considering what is needed to correct the situation in the context of my review of the effectiveness of the Race Relations Act as a whole.