Commission for Racial Equality (Hansard, 27 April 2001)

HC Deb 27 April 2001 vol 367 c437W 437W

§ Mr. Lidington
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the purpose is of the increase in the budget of the Commission for Racial Equality for 2001–02 as set out on page 117 of his annual report. [159428]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
Additional grant-in-aid has been provided to enable the Commission for Racial Equality to meet its new responsibilities under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and to modernise the organisation.