HC Deb 20 February 1997 vol 290 c694W
Mr. Barry Field

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the minimum age requirements enforced by her Department. [15918]

Mr. Sproat

The Department and the two agencies for which it is responsible—Historic Royal Palaces and The Royal Parks—have a minimum age requirement of 16 for external recruitment. The agencies have a minimum age of 17 for jobs involving driving, and The Royal Parks has a minimum age of 18 and a half years for the recruitment of constables.