§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what arrangements are in hand to ensure that his Department complies with the monitoring and positive action recommendations of the draft code of the Equal Opportunities Commission following the publication on 9 February 1984, the programme of action on women in the Civil Service.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyA Departmental joint management and trade union review group was set up in 1983 specifically to review policy on matters concerning the employment of women in the Department of Employment group, and will shortly be considering proposals to extend monitoring. New guidance has been issued to help managers avoid discrimination in recruitment and promotion, to encourage more opportunities for part-time work and to provide preferential reinstatement terms for staff who resign for domestic reasons. All staff are encouraged to attend developmental courses and to make the maximum use of the training opportunities available: use is being made of the Civil Service college course in middle management for women.