§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement about the reply given by the Government to section D of part II of the United Nations End of Decade for Women questionnaire;
(2) if he will request the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Broadcasting Authority to provide him with the information required by question 2.2 of section D of part II of the United Nations End of Decade for Women questionnaire.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he plans to make extra funds available to the 94W Equal Opportunities Commission as a result of additional responsibilities due to the Government's responses to the United Nations Decade for Women.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe statutory duties of the Equal Opportunities Commission are closely linked to the aims of the United Nations Decade for Women. It is for the commission to formulate its programme and allocate its resources within the limits of its grant-in-aid.
§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will meet the Equal Opportunities Commission to discuss implementing the goals of the United Nations Decade for Women.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe objectives of the commission, in pursuance of its statutory duties, are closely aligned with those of the United Nations Decade for Women. I meet the commission as often as necessary to discuss matters of mutual concern.