§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what meetings or correspondence has been undertaken by him with the Commission for Racial Equality concerning the relations between the Asylum Bill and the Race Relations Act 1976; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality wrote to my right hon. Friend about the Asylum Bill on 3 December and he replied on 10 January. The Government are satisfied that there is no conflict between the Bill and the Race Relations Act 1976.