§ 35. Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister for the Civil Service what representations he has received from the Vice-Chancellors in respect of Civil Service training colleges; and what reply he has made.
§ The Paymaster-General (Mrs. Judith Hart)None, Sir.
§ Mr. DalyellAre the Vice-Chancellors still discontented?
§ Mrs. HartAs far as I know, no. They are aware that we are completely at their disposal to discuss this subject if they want to do so.
§ Mr. Kenneth LewisWill the right hon. Lady bear in mind the fact that in setting up this suggested college it is necessary that it should not become a hothouse for the Civil Service for studying at weekends or at any time time? Is she further aware that there would be great advantage in having a mixture of business people and civil servants so the we could have discussions between Government organisations and outside private industry?
§ Mrs. HartThat point was fairly fully discussed in the very interesting debate that we had last week. I can assure the hon. Member that the very last thing we want to do is to create a Civil Service hothouse. We want to expose it to outside influence as much as possible.