§ 50. Mr. Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his responsibility for race relations, he is satisfied with the progress being made by Government Departments and industry and commerce in giving promotion, where it is merited on grounds of ability and performance, to black people; and what positive steps he is taking to discourage discrimination where promotion is concerned.
§ Mr. John GrantI would refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to his related question—[Vol. 927, col. 167]—on 1st March. It would be unwise to generalise about progress in this area, but I look forward to co-operating with the Commission for Racial Equality in finding additional ways of eliminating unlawful discrimination as regards promotion.