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Written question asked by Lord Rogan (Ulster Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 9 July 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 July 2014. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 July 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Reserve Forces

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they plan to extend their proposals for one per cent of civil servants to join the Armed Forces Reserves to other public sector workers.

Answer

All central government departments have signed up to the 1% Challenge. We are currently working across Government to decide what would be appropriate for other parts of the public sector to sign up to, given the variety of organisations involved. Regardless of this, we encourage all organisations to adopt a supportive environment for their employees who are Armed Forces reservists, and to encourage others to join.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL976
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Recruitment Public sector Reserve forces
Link
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