§ The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes)On 27 October 2003 my right h on. Friend the Home Secretary and my right hon. and learned Friend The Lord Chancellor announced new legislative proposals for asylum reform. David Lammy and I wrote to a number of stakeholders outlining these proposals and inviting comments. Today we are publishing a summary report on the responses we received. Copies of this will be sent to those who responded to the letter as well as being placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament and on the IND website. We will also be placing copies of the race equality impact assessments of the provisions contained in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Bill in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.