Oral Question·Treasury
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 27 June 2018Answered: 3 July 2018
Asked by
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
Answering Minister
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Women and Equalities (Bridget Phillipson)
In October, we celebrated Black History Month. It has been an opportunity to renew our commitment to maintaining all the progress that we have made and ensuring that racial hatred has no place in our society. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the Race Relations Act 1965, enacted by a Labour Government. We will continue to build on its legacy with our plans to introduce the equality (race and disability) Bill in this Parliament, and we have also established the Race Equality Engagement Group, chaired by the noble Baroness Lawrence.