HC Deb 03 December 2001 vol 376 c108W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the Asian community functions(a) he and (b) his Ministers have attended since 7 June. [18744]

Mr. Blunkett

I attended the Asian community 30th Anniversary of Gujurat Samachar (Asian Voice) event on 31 October, which took place at the HoC. I also visited the Industry Road Mosque in Sheffield on 5 October. In addition I and several of my Ministers have had a large number of meetings with representatives of the Asian faiths as well as chairing meetings of the Race Relations Forum and speaking at the Ethnic Minority Network Conference organised by my Department. Ministers within my Department who have attended specific functions are as follows. 10 October: Keith Bradley Asian Community Celebratory Event in Manchester 29 September: John Denham Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism (FAIR) in London.