§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Newham North East of 16 March,Official Report, column 315, if he will list the several employment and training co-ordinating groups which have been set up in docklands; and if he will list their membership.
§ Mr. TrippierThe co-ordinating groups which have been set up are listed below, together with the organisations which attend. In addition there are regular contacts at working level.
Joint LDDC/Bishop of Stepney Docklands Wide Group:
- —Bishop of Stepney, the Roman Catholic Bishop of East London, East London Church Leaders Group, LDDC, ILEA, LB Tower Hamlets, LB Southwark, LB Newham, Department of Employment (Training Agency, Employment Service and Docklands Liaison Group), Department of the Environment, LENTA, Docklands Forum, Skillnet.
Tower Hamlets Education Employment and Training Co-ordination Group:
- —LB Tower Hamlets, LDDC, Department of Employment, Department of the Environment, Department of Education and Science, ILEA, New Start, Olympia and York, CITB.
Southwark Employment and Training Co-ordination Group:
- —LB Southwark, LDDC, Department of Employment, Department of the Environment, North Peckham Task Force.
LDDC has offered to set up similar new arrangements in 405W Newham.
For the time being LDDC and the borough are continuing to liaise closely through existing arrangements.