§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of whether the new single unit cost per training place system encourages training managers to discriminate against trainees with child care requirements; and what options have been considered as to how such trainees should be funded under the new contract.
§ Mr. NichollsMy right hon. and learned Friend has no evidence that lone parents are being denied access to employment training. Arrangements for funding child care are for negotiation between individual training managers and the training and enterprise council or Training Agency area office concerned.