§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he is aware of misunderstanding both at home and abroad of the findings of the Fair Employment Agency given in its report, "An Industrial and Occupational Profile of the Two Sections of the Population in Northern Ireland: an analysis of the 1971 Population Census": and what steps are being taken to make known that the report did not reveal substantial discrimination in employment and deals with the past and not with the present.
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§ Mr. ConcannonI am aware that the publication and the findings of the Agency's research paper have been widely discussed in Northern Ireland. I am not aware, however, of any significant overseas comment outside the Irish Republic. The paper itself clearly states that its conclusions are based on information obtained in the 1971 census, and emphasises that the data which it presents must be interpreted with caution.