§ Sir Antony Buckasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the recent review of Army training.
§ Mr. StanleyThe effectiveness of Army training is subject to continous review. In addition a fundamental study of Army individual training was instituted last year and a detailed report was submitted by Major General J. P. Groom, CBE in April this year.
This report covers a wide field and in particular suggests economies which might be achieved throughout the training organisation by adopting a greater degree of functional and phased training. Extracts from the report explaining this general concept have been placed in the Library.
The Ministry of Defence is now assessing the detailed and specific recommendations of the report. Various alternative ways of fulfilling the new concept are also being considered. No decisions have yet been reached.