Mr. A. Cecil Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the up-to-date position of the investigation by the Fair Employment Agency into the employment practices of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive; and whether a satisfactory method has been agreed as to identifying the religious allegiance of those who participate in the exercise.
§ Mr. ButlerThe Fair Employment Agency is an independent body and its arrangements for obtaining information on the religious allegiance of employees is entirely a matter for it to decide.
I understand, however, that its investigation of the religious allegiance of those working in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is progressing satisfactorily.