§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employment training places are currently contracted within skill centres; and what guarantees he will obtain as to their future post-privatisation.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 17 April 1989]: The number of employment training (ET) places currently contracted is 11,774. The skills training agency obtained these places in competition with other training providers, and private sector skill centres will be free to compete for ET places in the same way.