§ 17. Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to allow women into the Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Life Guards; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonUnder the present deployment guidelines for women in the Army, women may be employed in peace and war in all posts except those where the primary role is direct combat. There are, therefore, no current plans for members of the WRAC to be employed in combat posts in the Household Cavalry, but other posts in these units may be open to them.
§ 24. Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures his Department is taking to encourage the wider employment of service women.
§ 113. Mr. CouchmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures his Department is taking to encourage the wider employment of service women.
§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures his Department is taking to encourage the wider employment of service women.
§ Mr. Tom KingWe have over the last year announced plans to allow women to serve in surface ships of the Royal Navy; to increase the number of women in the Regular Army by up to 6,000 and to enable them to fill all posts other than those that would deploy to forward areas in war; to recruit women as pilots and navigators in the RAF; and to increase the number of women in ground trades in the RAF by 2,000. We are continuing to look for other areas of employment which may be opened up to women.