§ 37. Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure the continuance of good race relations in Great Britain.
§ 44. Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures his Department is taking to encourage a diminution of the racial unrest which has been witnessed in recent weeks.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Government's policies for promoting racial harmony were set out in the White Paper on Racial Discrimination. We shall continue to make absolutely clear the Government's determination to pursue these policies and to give a lead in encouraging the tolerance and understanding on which good community relations depend.
§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been prosecuted and convicted under the various Acts of Parliament since their inception concerned with 583W offences in connection with race relations under the following headings: English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, citizens of the Republic of Ireland and immigrants.
§ Dr. SummerskillUp to December 1975, 19 persons have been subject to prosecution under Section 6 of the Race Relations Act 1965. Convictions were obtained in 12 cases; one of these convictions was quashed on appeal. The readily available information does not distinguish the origin of those involved.