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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

I should like to add one question to those put by my noble friend. On Amendment No. 51, I can easily see the advantage of having a seamless transition between consultations on how the employer complies with Clause 15 while at the same time avoiding contravention of the Race Relations Act 1976 between the CRE and the new organisation when it comes into existence. But there might be other obligations to consult with the Commission for Racial Equality which ought to be considered in an environment other than this Grand Committee. Will the Minister undertake on behalf of the Government that, if there are any other references in legislation to consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality that have not yet been identified—or, where they have been spotted, there is no suitable opportunity in a Bill likely to be passed in time to amend them as this clause does—they will, as an administrative duty, consult the commission as soon as the transition occurs? This matter was not raised in another place, either in Standing Committee or on Report, showing how easy it is for such an important point to escape notice in spite of the number of stages of scrutiny. If the noble Baroness cannot give me an answer off the cuff, I hope that at least she will have the matter looked at in the department.