§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach): My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ivor Caplin) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
52WS§ I am pleased to inform the House that yesterday evening I signed the National Employers' Advisory Board memorandum of understanding with Lord Glenarthur DL, chairman of the National Employers' Advisory Board.
§ The memorandum of understanding sets out the responsibilities and requirements of members of the National Employers' Advisory Board. It underlines the seriousness with which the Ministry of Defence treats employers and their support for Reservists. Lord Glenarthur and the National Employers' Advisory Board play a central role in ensuring that the Government are accurately informed about employers' attitudes and concerns.