§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what evidence it was decided, prior to the question being 679W asked in the 1981 census, that it was unnecessary to ask questions concerning an individual's racial or ethnic origin in Scotland, though it was necessary in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Harry EwingAs stated in the White Paper on the 1981 Census of Popuulation—Cmnd. 7146—no final decision has yet been taken on whether a question on race or ethnic origin should be asked in Scotland.