§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers in each TEC area in England have been given the investors in people award; how many have made a commitment to meeting the standard; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PaiceThe latest figures, at 11 September 1994, for employers in each training and enterprise council area in England who are either formally committed to or have been recognised as achieving the investors in people standard, are shown in the tables.
I am pleased that an increasing number of companies are recognising the benefits to their business performance of working towards the investors in people standard. Investors in people is a key initiative to encourage employers of all sizes, and in all sectors, to invest effectively in the skills that their businesses need. It plays a major role in improving Britain's competitiveness.
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Region TEC Name Commitments Recognitions East Midlands Greater Nottingham TEC 172 8 Leicestershire TEC 115 12 Lincolnshire TEC 216 6 North Derbyshire TEC 82 12 North Nottinghamshire TEC 124 15 Northamptonshire TEC 257 14 Southern Derbyshire TEC 129 24 Eastern Bedfordshire TEC 108 11 CAMBSTEC 44 11 Essex TEC 181 9 Gtr Peterborough TEC 25 1 Hertfordshire TEC 124 8 Norfolk and Waveney TEC 91 17 Suffolk TEC 96 6 London AZTEC 111 7 CENTEC 300 14 CILNTEC 83 4 London East TEC 127 5 North London TEC 149 5 North West London TEC 67 8 SOLOTEC 101 6 South Thames TEC 157 4 West London TEC 151 6 Merseyside CEWTEC 45 16 Mersyside TEC 192 30 QUALITEC (St Helens) Ltd 53 4 North West Bolton Bury TEC 95 10 Cumbria TEC 93 6 ELTEC LTD 171 23 LAWTEC 142 8 Manchester TEC 263 15 METROTEC (Wigan) Ltd 71 7 NORMIDTEC (North and Mid Cheshire) 94 22 Oldham TEC 37 5 Rochdale TEC 26 3 S and E Cheshire TEC 144 16 Stockport/High Peak TEC 95 7 Northern County Durham TEC 77 18 Northumberland TEC 59 8 Teesside TEC 107 16
Region TEC Name Commitment Recognitions Tyneside TEC 127 25 Wearside TEC 30 7 South East Hampshire TEC 240 29 Heart of England TEC 87 15 Kent TEC 338 10 Milton Keynes & North Bucks 48 4 Surrey TEC 94 15 Sussex TEC 361 14 Thames Valley Enterprise 125 37 Wight Training and Enterprise 34 1 South West Avon TEC 228 27 Devon and Cornwall TEC 130 37 Dorset TEC 102 33 Gloucestershire TEC 386 85 Somerset 128 10 Wiltshire TEC 114 16 West Midlands Birmingham TEC 97 14 Central England TEC 92 14 Coventry and Warwickshire TEC 118 15 Dudley TEC 61 6 HAWTEC 102 9 Sandwell TEC 72 1 Shropshire TEC 116 7 Staffordshire TEC 127 8 Walsall TEC 75 4 Wolverhampton TEC 48 6 Yorkshire and Humberside Barnsley/Doncaster TEC 92 16 Bradford and District TEC 84 5 Calderdale/Kirklees TEC 79 4 Humberside TEC 239 26 Leeds TEC 119 12 North Yorkshire TEC 102 16 Rotherham TEC 60 10 Sheffield TEC 101 7 Wakefield TEC 47 3