HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 c809W
Mr. Clelland

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total budget proposed for training and enterprise councils; and how many training and enterprise councils will receive more than the minimum £15 million stated in the White Paper "Employment for the 1990s".

Mr. Cope

On the basis of current expenditure plans the total budget for TECs, when they are fully established throughout the country, would be in excess of £2,500 million. It is too early to say at this stage how many training and enterprise councils will receive more than £15 million a year.