§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Minister for the Civil Service which Government Department approved the text of the advertisement for immigration officers which appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 8th June.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe advertisement in question was approved within the Civil Service Commission which is266W responsible for the recruitment of immigration officers.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Minister for the Civil Service why recent advertisements for immigration officers have been placed only in newspapers with a Conservative editorial policy and appeal, namely the Sunday Express, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerNewspapers for recruitment advertising are chosen primarily on the basis of pevious experience of their cost effectiveness in terms of response. The advertisement in question was one of a series for posts at the executive officer level which appeared between 4th and 12th June in a wide range of national newspapers including, in addition to those named, theObserver. The Guardian, The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Sun. the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph.