§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to restrict the use of the term "engineer" in official Government documents to only chartered or incorporated engineers.
§ The Prime MinisterIn referring to engineers, Government documents should make it clear whether particular qualifications are envisaged but, in the absence of any general restriction on the use of the term "engineer", it would not be appropriate to restrict its use to specified categories of engineer which form only part of the wider engineering profession. The Fairclough initiative is, however, examining this issue and the Government will consider its recommendations when received.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Prime Minister what recent representations he has received from the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
§ The Prime MinisterI have recently received a letter from the institution concerning vocational qualifications and my office will respond in due course.