HC Deb 01 May 1981 vol 3 cc469-70W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in the Official Report the date and place of meetings he has addressed since the publication of the British Nationality Bill, on the subject, together with a list of meetings similarly addressed by other Ministers in his Department.

Mr. Raison

Since the British Nationality Bill was published on 13 January my right hon. Friend has, in his capacity as Home Secretary, addressed the following gatherings on the Bill:

  • 3 February—London Diplomatic Association.
  • 19 February—Indian Journalists Association (London).
  • 6 April—Seminar on youth and authority in a multi-racial society, Holly Royde College, Manchester.

I have addressed the following gatherings in my ministerial capacity on the Bill during this period:

  • 21 January—Indian Workers Association, Southall.
  • 23 January—Derby Council for Racial Equality.
  • 25 January—Representatives of Sri Lanka Associations in the United Kingdom (London).
  • 29 January—Royal Commonwealth Society Focus Group (London).
  • 15 January—Slough Gurdwara.
  • 11 April—United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service annual conference, Leicester.
  • 15 April—Westminister Community Relations Council.