§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many advisers have been employed for the Connexions Service; and how many vacancies remain. [3019]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe 12 partnerships that went live on 1 April 2001 are in a transition stage, building up their personal adviser staff from partner organisations, including the Careers Service and Youth Service, and by recruitment of new staff. Preliminary figures reported by partnerships at the end of May 2001 indicate that 991 full-time equivalent personal advisers were in post.