§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what further progress has been made in developing the use of job centres for recruitment into the Armed Forces; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PattieLiaison between recruiting offices of the Armed Forces and the job centres of the Manpower Services Commission has improved significantly and opportunities for strengthening the link are being actively pursued. Job centres can provide a useful point of contact with potential applicants but they cannot replace careers information offices as the venue for testing and selecting potential candidates.
§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a study of the effect on the recruitment of other ranks to the Services of 68W introducing greater equality of facilities and conditions between other ranks and officers.
§ Mr. PattieConditions of service, many of which are not rank related, are under continuous review. No special study is needed.