§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what progress he has made in setting up training and enterprise councils in Cheshire.
Mr. JacksonProgress in setting up training and enterprise councils has been excellent. There are three TECs covering different parts of Cheshire. South and East Cheshire TEC has been fully operational since April 1990. The TEC covering Chester, Ellesmere Port and the Wirral is in development and due to become operational in April 1991, as is the TEC covering north and mid-Cheshire (NorMidTEC).