Mr. J. Enoch Powellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what definition of ethnic minority he proposes to adopt for the purposes of monitoring.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkMy right hon. Friend is considering the future of ethnic minority unemployment statistics and will make an announcement in due course.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the views of the bodies he consulted about ethnic monitoring.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe views of those bodies which were consulted were given to my Department on a basis of confidentiality; and it would not be appropriate for me to disclose them.