§ Lord Dormand of Easingtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Training and Enterprise Councils are now established and how many more need to be established in order that the whole of the country is covered by such councils.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment (Viscount Ullswater)Excellent progress has been made in setting up TECs. All 82 TECs in England and Wales are now in place, with 41 fully operational. By next summer, the full network will be up and running almost two years ahead of schedule.