§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the new Sector Skills Development Agency will be created. [30549]
§ John HealeyThe Sector Skills Development Agency will come into existence from the beginning of April 2002. We expect to have a chair in place and other senior post holders identified by 31 March. A small support team will be in place from the beginning of April. The SSDA will have filled most posts by June 2002.