Commission for Racial Equality

HC Deb 26 January 1982 vol 16 cc312-3W

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what factors he took into account in his appointment of Mr. Peter Newsam as the next chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality.

Mr. Whitelaw

The need to find the best available person for the job.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if any new proposals for increased expenditure have been put to him by the Commission for Racial Equality or by its next chairman Mr. Peter Newsam; and whether he will consider favourably any such proposals.

Mr. Raison

We received last year a request from the commission for some increased resources. We are considering it in the context of public expenditure restraints and of the recent Home Affairs Committee report on the commission.