§ 24. Mr. Ioan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration is being given by his Department to the preparation of alternative employment for those affected by a reduction in defence expenditure.
§ Mr. William RodgersFor civilian workers the full range of Government retraining facilities are available.
As regards Service personnel, I outlined the arrangements in the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Woking (Mr. Onslow) on 5th November 1975—[Vol. 889, c. 140–1].