§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the annual cost to his Department for its contract with Learn Direct is. [170024]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 30 April 2004]: The Department currently agrees an annual contract with Ufi/learndirect. However, from August 2004 the LSC will assume responsibility for the planning and funding of learndirect provision, support and development for the learndirect Information and Advice Service and support and development for UK online centres. The Department has therefore agreed a four month contract with Ufi/learndirect the cost of which is £24.972 million.
The cost is broken down as follows:
central and development costs for learndirect learning—£19.389 millionsupport and development for learndirect Information and Advice Service—£4.083 millionsupport and development for UK online centres—£1.5 million