§ 43. Miss Boothroydasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment to the British approval service for electrical equipment in flammable atmospheres; and when he expects the advisory group of industrialists to report its recommendations on methods aimed at speeding up the service's certification procedures.
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§ Mr. MayhewRecruitment to bring BASEEFA up to supplemented levels is progressing. Five professional staff have taken up duty since the end of July and one is due to take up appointment in early January 1980. In addition four candidates from recent recruitment competitions were found to be suitable for the work at BASEEFA, and provided the usual pre-appointment inquiries are satisfactorily completed and the people concerned accept the offer of appointment, it is hoped that they will commence within the next few months. BASEEFA should then have a full professional staff including those on secondment, but recruitment will continue to fill the posts occupied by seconded staff.
I have asked that the industry study group which I have set up to report on BASEEFA's problems should do so in a matter of a few months.