§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he has issued any instructions, recommendations or guidance to any non-governmental organisation which comes under the aegis, sponsorship or control of his Department, and which has employees, concerning the implementation of the code of practice of the Commission for Racial Equality which came into force on 1 April;
(2) which of the quasi non-governmental organisations which have employees and for which his Department is responsible are complying, and which are not, with the recommendations of the code of the Commission for Racial Equality, and in particular with the recommendation for ethnic monitoring.
§ Mr. ButcherImplementation of the code is the responsibility of the bodies themselves as employers; but the Secretary of State expects them to be aware of the code's provisions and to take appropriate account of them in their employment policies and procedures.