§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many learning establishments in England teach Business and Technician Education Council courses; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonInformation from the Business and Technician Education Council is that at 13 December 1988,601 public and private sector institutions are running courses leading to BTEC qualifications. They are in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A separate figure for England is not readily available. However, the numbers in Wales and Northern Ireland will be relatively small.