§ Mr. Russell Johnstonasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will ensure 297W that all advertisements relating to entry to Cranwell, Dartmouth or Sandhurst, or any advertisements relating to applications for posts or for training in the Services, carry details of the Scottish educational qualifications equivalent to the English qualifications specified.
§ Lord BalnielRecruiting advertisements aim to arouse interest in a Service career and to stimulate enquiries. Enquirers are sent or given the recruiting literature setting out full details of the educational and other qualifications prescribed, including Scottish ones. For reasons of space and economy of words it is not practicable to specify all such details in the advertisements themselves. However, the majority of advertisements use the phrase "or equivalent" when stating educational qualifications and I am arranging for this to become standard practice.