HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 c119W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the fact that grants towards the expenses of research into race relations since 1973–74 to 1977–78 have totalled £134,000, what have been the results of these researches and what reports are available.

Mr. John

Since the financial year 1973–74, grants totalling £54,647 have been made for research into race relations under Section 26 of the Race Relations Act 1968 and Section 77 of the Race Relations Act 1976. These sums have contributed to the publication of the following reports:

G. B. Gillian Lomas

  • Census 1971: The Coloured Population of Great Britain (Runnymede Trust 1973)

Graham Lomas

  • The Inner City: a preliminary investigation of the dynamics of current labour and housing markets with special reference to minority groups in inner London. (London Council of Social Service 1974)

D. J. Smith

  • Racial Disadvantage in Employment (Political and Economic Planning 1974)

G. B. Gillian Lomas and Elizabeth Monck

  • The Coloured Population of Great Britain: a Comparative Study of Coloured Households in four County Boroughs (Runnymede Trust 1975)

D. J. Smith and Ann Whalley

  • Racial Minorities and Public Housing (Political and Economic Planning 1975)

D. J. Smith

  • The Facts of Racial Disadvantage (Political and Economic Planning 1976).