§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when approval will be given to the payment of the section 11 grant for the funding of the Brent development programme for race equality.
§ Mr. John PattenFollowing Sir David Lane's inquiry into Brent's development programme for racial equality, the Home Office wrote to the London borough of Brent on 26 May 1988 requiring a number of undertakings to be given before a decision on whether grant under section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 could be reached. The local authority replied to that letter on 30 September 1988, indicating that the council required clarification of some of the undertakings. These were discussed at a meeting between Home Office officials and Brent officers on 30 97W November. As a result the director of education wrote to the Home Office on 9 January 1989 with the authority's first detailed response to the undertakings. On 6 April the Home Office wrote again seeking explanation of a number of points in that response. The authority's reply was received in the Home Office on 10 May. It is at present being considered and the authority will be informed when a decision has been reached.