§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Prime Minister whether she will arrange to collect and publish in the Official Report a detailed list of the persons known to be from the ethnic groups who have been appointed to the various Government committees, non-departmental public bodies or the representative bodies since May 1979; and if she will instruct all Ministers and Government Departments that each of these committees must include a percentage of persons from the ethnic groups.
§ The Prime MinisterThis information could be collected only at disproportionate cost. Ministers will continue to appoint people from all sections of the community to Government committees and public bodies on the basis of their ability to contribute to the work of that committee or public body.