§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps his Department is taking to achieve investor in people status; when they started the process; when they expect to achieve investor in people status; and if he will make a statement. [2971]
§ Mr. Boswell[holding answer 30 November 1995]: The Department is committed in principle to pursuing the investor in people standard. The Ministry's information technology directorate achieved the standard at the end of 1993; the regional organisation recently carried out a diagnostic survey and is now evaluating the results; and the rest of the core Department is preparing to follow suit by assembling the various elements that are required in order to attain investor in people status.