§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in accordance with procedures laid out in the Civil Service Department's guide on non-departmental public bodies, he has recently carried out checks on staff numbers and gradings in the Equal Opportunities Commission; and whether these have enabled him to identify areas for savings in expenditure and manpower in either the commission or his Department.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe Equal Opportunities Commission is subject to periodic staff inspections in the same way as Home Office departments and I am satisfied that these arrangements are adequate. The first review of the Commission on the basis of the procedures set out in the Civil Service Department guide is provisionally arranged for 1982.