HC Deb 03 July 1984 vol 63 cc99-100W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many employees in his Department are currently taking part in job-share schemes.

Mr. Pattie

Twenty four employees in my Department are currently participating in job sharing.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many vacancies in his Department have been filled through the job release scheme in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Mr. Pattie

Records for the job release scheme are not held centrally in my Department. I am having the information collected and will have this placed on theOfficial Report in due course.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many employees in his Department are currently allowed day release facilities or other assistance to encourage them to continue their education.

Mr. Pattie

Approximately 8,000 non-industrial and industrial civilian employees in the Ministry of Defence are currently granted day release or other assistance to continue their education.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the total cost to his Department of assistance given to employees to encourage them to continue their education in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Mr Pattie

The amounts expended on fees and books to enable non-industrial civilian employees of the Ministry of Defence to continue their education during each of the last three financial years are approximately as follows:

£
1981–82 300,000
1982–83 425,000
1983–84 540,000

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any of those working in his Department are young people on the youth training scheme.

Mr. Pattie

There are approximately 160 trainees in the Ministry of Defence establistments in the United Kingdom in the civilian YTS and a further 400 places will be available for this years school leavers. In addition, there are 500–600 in the "special" YTS operating in Germany for the dependants of service men and civilians serving with the British Forces there.