§ Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of organisations with 200 or more employees are(a) recognised as and (b) committed to investors in people in each English region and in Wales. [11249]
§ Mr. PaiceThe latest available data for Government Office regions in England are provided in the following table. Responsibility for Investors in People in Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
The percentages of organisations with 200 or more employees recognised as and committed to Investors in People, by Government Office region and nationally, are given against agreed baselines of organisations with 200 or more employees.
Region Percentage of employers recognized Percentage of employers committed Total percentage of employers covered North-east 18 40 58 North-west 14 59 73 Yorkshire and Humberside 13 48 61 Merseyside 24 50 74 West Midlands 18 55 73 East Midlands 15 62 77 Eastern Counties 12 58 70 South-west 23 53 76 South-east 18 71 89 London 9 50 59 Total England 15 55 70 The agreed baselines are the numbers of organisations of the relevant size eligible for separate Investors in People recognition as counted by English training and enterprise councils in spring 1996.