Training and Enterprise Councils

HC Deb 30 March 1993 vol 222 cc139-40W

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what instructions he has issued to Welsh training and enterprise councils in relation to the submission of claims for invoices at(a) project approval stage and (b) expenditure incurred stage; what guidelines he has issued

£ million
	Tax liability under	Tax and national insurance liability under
	1993–94 regime	1987–88 regime indexed to 1993–94	1993–94 regime	1987–88 regime indexed to 1993–94
Taxpayers under the 1987–88 indexed regime
Top 1 per cent.	9,300	12,500	9,600	12,800
Top 5 per cent.	19,300	23,300	20,900	25,000
Top 10 per cent.	26,000	30,600	29,300	34,100
Top 20 per cent.	35,700	41,400	42,100	48,400
Top 50 per cent.	52,500	60,500	65,400	75,000
Bottom 50 per cent.	8,100	10,100	12,100	14,900
Bottom 20 per cent.	1,000	1,400	1,700	2,300
Bottom 10 per cent.	230	330	480	630
Bottom 5 per cent.	60	80	160	210

as to the proper procedure if any TECs have been paid on the basis of claims submitted at project approval stage and in advance in need; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Wyn Roberts

The TEC operating agreement sets out the procedures to be followed by TECs when submitting claims. TECs have recently been reminded to examine their systems to ensure that the terms of the TEC operating agreement are being met.