35. Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the performance and numbers of skillcentres.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonMy right hon. Friend has recently approved the Manpower Services Commission's business plan for the skillcentre training agency under which the agency is required to recover fully its costs from trading income from 1986–87 onwards and to move towards that position in the period before then. 'The commission will be reviewing progress in September, when it will submit a report to me. I am satisfied meanwhile that this plan provides a realistic basis for putting skillcentre operations on to an efficient and cost-effective footing.