§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the record of the skill centres in London since privatisation.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe Department has not contracted with the former skill centres since privatisation. Former skill centres which deliver Government training programmes under contract to training and enterprise councils are subject to the same financial and quality assurance checks as other providers. Therefore, no specific assessment of their record in London has been undertaken.