§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the MoD Guard Service who are transferred to contractors under the market testing programme will still be required to attend training provided by his Department and apply for career and promotion opportunities within the Ministry of Defence.
§ Mr. AitkenShould members of the MGS be transferred to contractors under the market testing programme they will cease to be civil servants, and will no longer be part of the Department's training programme and career structure.