HC Deb 02 December 1988 vol 142 cc434-5W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the implications to the Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation of the change from the Manpower Services Commission's community programme to employment training; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholls

Following discussions between local officials of the Training Agency and representatives of the Lancashire trust for nature conservation, the trust's community programme Seaforth nature reserve project has continued into employment training and is now run by the METAL organisation. Currently all the places on the Seaforth nature reserve project are filled and local officials see no reason why the project should not continue to play a valuable role within employment training.