HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 c415W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which sectors are to be covered by a Trailblazer Sector Skills Council. [24365]

Estelle Morris

From the 31 expressions of interest received, I am pleased to announce that the following five sectors will be invited to form a Trailblazer Sector Skills Council:

  • apparel, footwear and textile
  • audio visual industries
  • land based industries
  • oil and gas extraction; petroleum refining and distribution; and chemical manufacture
  • retail.

All sectors who expressed an interest, but were unsuccessful in being awarded Trailblazer SSC status, have been offered one-to-one feedback meetings to explain reasons for the decision and to initiate a dialogue on the way forward for their sectors.