§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many times the new Advisory Committee on Race Relations Research, set up by him in 1975, has met; and what funds are available to this committee for the current financial year;
(2) what funds were allocated to the Advisory Committee on Race Relations Research for the years 1974–75 and 1975–76; and for what purposes they were used.
§ Mr. JohnThe Committee is advisory. It does not finance or undertake research and no funds have been allocated to it. It met for the first time on 14th October 1976 and a further meeting has been arranged for Tuesday 29th March.