§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many professional and technical staff of the Army cataloguing authority have so far volunteered to move to Glasgow; and how many qualified staff have so far been recruited in the Glasgow area.
§ Mr. ButlerEleven professional and technical staff have so far opted to go to Glasgow, together with a further 23 recruited internally in the MOD. A total of 15 qualified applicants for posts with the ACA have so far been successful at external recruitment boards held in Glasgow.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to be able to announce the results of his review of the proposed dispersal of the Army cataloguing authority to Glasgow.
§ Mr. ButlerI expect to make a statement on the outcome of this review of dispersal policy shortly.