§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to enable Bradford Task Force to support training provided by the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and other training centres facing closure, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 7 May 1991]: All applications to Bradford task force for assistance for training projects are considered on their merits. The task force will continue to support schemes, in partnership with other funding organisations, which help local task force area residents obtain the skills needed to obtain employment.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will direct Bradford task force to 563W provide training places for those with special needs to replace those which will no longer be offered by the Bradford TEC; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 7 May 1991]: The Bradford task force already supports a range of training initiatives aimed at disadvantaged, unemployed task force area residents. Many of these are being carried out in partnership with the Bradford and district training and enterprise council.
Kingshurst Tyneside Bradford Leigh Britschool Djanogly Macmillan College Site Kingshurst School site St. John Fisher School site Newby Square, Bradford Downs School site Site of Selhurst Tertiary Centre Sherwood Rise, Nottingham St. Michael RC School, Middlesbrough LEA Solihull Gateshead Bradford Kent Croydon Nottinghamshire Cleveland Opening dates 1988 1990 1990 1990 1991 1989 1989 Planned number of pupils 1,100 900 980 1,250 720 990 1,100 Total capital cost1 £9.71m £8.609m £9.162m £8.95m £7.001m £9.71m £8.450m Exchequer contribution £7.598m £6.887m £7.330m £7.16m £4.201m £8.191m £6.744m Sponsors' contribution i) committed2 £2.112m £1.722m £1.832m £1.79m £2.800m £1.519m £1.706m ii) confirmed £2.787m £1.600m £2.864m £1.519m £2.213m £1.887m £1.509m Principal Sponsors Hanson Trust Peter Vardy Dixons plc, Mr. Hakim Wong Mr. G. Leigh The British Record Industry Trust Mr. Harry Djanogly BAT Industries Contracts awarded to sponsors None Building contract—Laings Northern None None None None None School closure involved No No No Yes No No No Has a ballot of parents been held and with what result No No No 3No No No No
Harris Bacon's Haberdashers' Corby Derby Telford Wandsworth Bristol Site Sylvan school site, Croydon Bacon's school site, Southwark Haberdashers' Aske's, Hatcham, school site Great Oakley, Corby Wood Street, Derby New build Mayfield School Kingswood Borough Council LEA Croydon Southwark Lewisham Northants Derbyshire Shropshire Wandsworth Avon Opening dates 1990 1991 1991 1991 1992 1991 1991 1992 Planned number of pupils 1,100 1,100 1,100 900 900 1,000 1,000 900 Total capital cost1 £8.662m £14.279m £8.945m £9.95m £10.200m £10.751m £11.116m To be determined Exchequer contribution £6.93m £11.423m £5.500m £7.96m £8.160m £8.399m £8.893m Not more than 80 per cent, of cost Sponsors' contribution i) committed2 £l.732m £2.856m £3.445m £l.99m £2.040m £2.352m £2.223m At least 20 per cent, of cost ii) confirmed £l.708m 4£2.500m 5£4.445m £l.99m £2.000m £2.352m £2.223m At least 20 per cent of cost Principal Sponsors Philip and Pauline Harris Charitable Trust Philip and Pauline Harris Charitable Trust/ Southwark Diocesan Board of Education Haberdashers' Company as Trustees of Robert Aske Charity Mr. Hugh de Capell Brooke The Landau Foundation The Mercers Tarmac plc ADT plc Wolfson Foundation and Cable and Wireless Contracts awarded to sponsors None None None None None None None None