HC Deb 01 July 1997 vol 297 cc90-1W
Sir Richard Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the activity of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. [6093]

Mr. Doug Henderson

We welcome the establishment of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. It will gather, and provide to the Community and Member States, information on the phenomena of racism, xenophobia and anti-semitism. This information will be particularly in the fields of:

  1. (a) free movement of persons;
  2. (b) media and communication;
  3. (c) education, vocational training, youth;
  4. (d) social policy including employment;
  5. (e) free movement of goods;
  6. (f) culture.