§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many employees of his Department and its agencies have been recruited from the New Deal; and what percentage this represents of total staff. [129093]
§ Dr. MoonieI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford, North (Mr. Rooney) on 6 July 2000,Official Report, column 286W.
The number of New Dealers within my Department and its executive agencies represents 0.06 per cent. of total civilian staff.
During the financial year ending March 2000, a target of 1 per cent. in respect of the recruitment of New Deal candidates into the appropriate grades was set. Actual achievement was 2.3 per cent.