asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now appoint a departmental equal opportunities officer with responsibility for co-ordinating the Civil Service policy of non-discrimination within his Department.

As was made clear in answers given to the hon. and learned Member on 26 April 1984 and 14 May 1984, at columns 60 and 19 respectively, a departmental equal opportunities officer was appointed within the Department on 30 March 1984. He has responsibility for providing advice on the full scope of equal opportunities' matters as they concern race and sex discrimination.