§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average time taken for payments in respect of child care costs for the children of lone parents on employment training schemes to be paid to the carers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 6 December 1988]: The arrangements for payment of child care costs for lone parent trainees in employment training should enable training agents and training managers to make the payments without delay, both when a trainee first qualifies for payment and subsequently.
§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many participants in employment training schemes qualify for child care payments; what is the percentage take up; and what is the total cost(a) nationally, (b) in the northern region and (c) in Durham, North-West constituency.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 6 December 1988]: Information on the number of employment training participants qualifying for child care payments is not yet available. It is planned to collect information at the end of March and results should be available by the end of April.