Dr. Surnmerskillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why, in his Department's advertisements for the posts of area treasurers and of regional administrators, it is assumed that the successful applicants will he male, and in advertisements for regional nursing officers and area nursing officers it is assumed that the successful applicants will be female.
§ Sir K. JosephThe advertisements were placed by the NHS Staff Advisory Committee for England; the wording follows the normal practice for advertisements of this kind and implies no discrimination on grounds of sex.