§ Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Transport what arrangements are in hand to ensure that his Department complies with the monitoring and positive action recommendations of the draft code of the Equal Opportunities Commission following the publication on 9 February 1984 of the "Programme of Action on Women in the Civil Service".
§ Mr. RidleyExisting joint management and trade union machinery is being used at departmental and national level to review such matters as promotion, selection for training and the incidence of part-time working. Women are being encouraged to attend courses (particularly developmental courses) and to make the maximum use of the training opportunities available. Use is being made of the Civil Service college course in middle 203W management for women only and we are considering how best to incorporate such courses into our own Departmental training programme.