§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action heads of his Department's executive agencies are taking to safeguard the provision of pre-retirement courses in the event of such agencies seeking to make economies; and if he will make a statement. [9148]
§ Mr. HanleyI have asked the chief executives of the National Resources Institute and Wilton Park executive agencies to reply to the hon. Member's question.
Letter from Richard Latter to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 15 January 1996:
Wilton Park arranges its pre-retirement courses for staff utilising the good offices of the FCO Training Department.Letter from Anthony Beattie to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 19 January 1996:
In your question addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs you asked what action the heads of his executive agencies are taking to safeguard the provision of pre-retirement courses. It has been agreed that I should provide this information in respect of NRI.Pre-retirement seminars organised by ODA are offered to NRI staff nearing retirement age. Provision of courses or seminars by a third party (as is presently being done for staff leaving NRI under a current severance/early retirement programme) would be arranged if ODA facilities were not available.