§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will give instructions for the withdrawal of the recently-published recruiting advertisement portraying young constituents of the hon. Member for Orpington as being stuck in boring desk jobs, in view of the wrong impression thereby created.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourIn so far as the advertisement can be taken as having a specifically localised direction, the implications are surely entirely favourable to Orpington.
The advertisement was intended to appeal to young commuters in general, and, as such, it has had a most satisfactory response from a number of outstanding young men. However, I am sorry if offence has been taken. Certainly none was intended.