HC Deb 02 December 1986 vol 106 c577W
90. Mr. Baldry

asked the Paymaster General when he expects all secondary schools to be able to offer technical and vocational education initiative courses.

Mr. Trippier

The phasing arrangements for the extension of TVEI offer a range of possibilities for the timing of entry of secondary schools into the initiative, but we expect all schools which enter the initiative to have done so by autumn 1992 at the latest.

Mr. O'Brien

asked the Paymaster General if resources will be made available for all schools to carry out technical and vocational education initiative courses from September 1987.

Mr. Trippier

[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 424]: No. Resources are available to allow for a phased entry of schools to the initiative over a period of up to five years from autumn 1987. Individual education authorities will be able to enter the extension only after they have had a minimum of three years' experience operating a TVEI pilot project.