§ 31. Mr. Newtonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the work so far undertaken by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Dr. SummerskillYes.
§ 39. Mr. Ridleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of the current series of advertisements put out by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe total cost of the series of advertisements which will run from January to March is £95,400.
§ 44. Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Equal Opportunities Commission expects to spend on publicity in the year 1977–78.
§ Dr. SummerskillIt is not possible at this stage to estimate the likely cost of publicity by the Equal Opportunities Commission in 1977–78; this will have to be determined in the light of experience and of other competing claims when the Estimates for that year are prepared.
§ Mr. Fairbairnasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the fact that the proposed budget of the Equal Opportunities Commission has been doubled in its first five weeks, he will now take steps to disband this body.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo. The estimated overall costs of the Equal Opportunities Commission have not increased since the Commission came into existence in November 1975.