Reserve Recruitment Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Reserve Recruitment

Frank Roy Excerpts
Monday 17th November 2014

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Brazier
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The first thing we should recognise is that this is part of corporate social responsibility. Any employer who signs up faces the prospect that in extremis his employee might be compulsorily mobilised. What he gets for that is somebody who is motivated and who is trained in a variety of ways not available in civilian life. What he gets also is a loyal employee with good values. The financial side has been improved in various ways, including the £500 a month extra compensation for a small business that loses an employee on operations, over and above the full compensation package.

Frank Roy Portrait Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab)
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How much money has been spent on television recruitment ads this year, and is the Minister happy with that cost?

Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Brazier
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I am sorry, I did not hear the question.