§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what funds have been made available by his Department specifically to ensure teaching of the technical and vocational educational initiative schemes through the medium of Welsh in each year since the scheme's inception.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe technical and vocational educaton initiative is funded by the Manpower Services Commission in response to bids from local education authorities. To date no specific funding has been provided for the provision of TVEI through the medium of Welsh, though a number of LEAs have used general TVEI funding to develop Welsh medium or bilingual courses.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what funds have been made available to secure the provision of Welsh-medium in-service teacher training to support the technical and vocational education initiative in Wales in each year since the inception of the scheme.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe in-service teacher training scheme related to the technical vocational and education initiative is funded by the Manpower Services Commission. TRIST is an interim scheme introduced in advance of the passing of the Education (No. 2) Act. This Act provides for a new, more widely drawn scheme, to be operated by the Department from April 1987.
296Wfor Wales to those published in the "Annual Review of Agriculture 1987", Cm. 67 as tables 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 21, 22 and 26.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.