§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has prepared plans for the implementation in his Department of the recommendations for sex monitoring and for positive action, respectively, for the purpose of providing equal opportunities in his Department in accordance with the recommendations contained in the draft code of the Equal Opportunities Commission.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinArrangements which accord with the monitoring and positive action recommendations of the code are already in hand following the publication on 9 February 1984 of the programme of action on women in the Civil Service. The recommendations contained in the programme are being pursued in my Department through a subcommittee of the General Whitley council.