§ 8. Mr. Sheldonasked the Minister for the Civil Service what action has been taken to integrate as closely as possible recruitment, training and career development within the Civil Service.
§ Mrs. HartThe main action taken, as the Fulton Report recommended, has been to integrate the Civil Service Commission with the new Civil Service Department set up on 1st November, 1968.
§ Mr. SheldonMy right hon. Friend will be aware that questions of recruitment, training and promotion are interdependent? Will she try to ensure that in practice there is this inter-dependence at the earliest possible time?
§ Mrs. HartI am sure that, as my hon. Friend says, this is part of the centre of the problem. I assure my hon. Friend that we are taking full account of that.