§ Sir T. Kitsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence why his Department has taken a full page in the Thirsk, Northallerton and Bedale Times to advertise the job of telecommunications operator at Topcliffe Station at a salary of £2,300 to £3,000 per annum; whether this is normal practice; and what was the cost of the advertisement.
§ Dr. GilbertIt is not the Ministry of Defence's normal practice to place full-page advertisements when recruiting. In this case a clerical error was made, but64W a reduced fee was subsequently negotiated.