§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give a detailed list of the number and dates of visits by himself and his Ministers to areas with large immigrant populations to discuss housing and other environmental problems; with what results; and whether he will make a statement on the action he has taken or intends taking to alleviate these problems.
§ Mr. ShoreI and my colleagues have made numerous visits in recent years to multiracial areas: it would involve disproportionate effort and expense to list these individually. The reasons for these visits, and their results, have varied widely, but on many of these occasions we have discussed the Government's
78Wno plans to amend section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972, but the situation is being kept under close review.