§ Mr. MadelTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment on what date the Construction Industry Training Board will be transferred to a non-statutory basis; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe White Paper, "Employment for the 1990s", makes clear that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment will be consulting the Construction Industry Training Board and organisations representing employers in the construction industry with a view to drawing up a programme and timetable to manage the transition to a non-statutory basis. Those consultations will begin in the new year.