§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he received the statement on youth training schemes by the British Printing Industry Federation; what assessment he has made on its implications for training and enterprise councils; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. JacksonMy right hon. and learned Friend, the Secretary of State for Employment, has received no formal notification of future withdrawal from YT from the British Printing Industry Federation, the BPIF. I am however aware of the British Printing Industry Federation's letter to theFinancial Times of 8 July in which it expressed its intention to cease operating as a YT managing agent in 1992. Responsibility for contracting for youth training in England and Wales rests with the training and enterprise councils, which have the authority and resources to apply local solutions to local needs. The implications for TECs if BPIF withdraws from YT would be a matter for individual TECs to address in the light of local demand for training in printing occupations.