HL Deb 07 February 2000 vol 609 cc63-4WA
Baroness Thornton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Who they are appointing as the new Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality. [HL925]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

My right honourable friend the Home Secretary is very glad to announce that he appointed Gurbux Singh as Chair of the Commission for Racial Equality on 4 February.

Gurbux Singh is currently the chief executive of the London Borough of Haringey and a member of the Race Relations Forum. The appointment is for four years initially.