§ 21. Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received funding in the east midlands and eastern region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon. Friend approved applications for development funding from five employer groups in the east midlands and eastern region.
§ 90. Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received development funding in the north-west region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon. Friend has approved applications for development funding from eight employer groups in the north-west.
§ 78. Mr. HagueTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received funding in the Yorkshire and Humberside region; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon. Friend has approved applications for development funding from four employer groups in Yorkshire and Humberside.
§ 73. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current progress on setting up training and enterprise councils; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarI have been very encouraged by the excellent response from employers throughout the country to our invitation to form training and enterprise councils (TECs).
194WOver 50 groups of senior employers in England and Wales have applied for development funding; the table lists the areas from which we have had applications and indicate their status.
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List of training and enterprise councils that have applied for development funding Status South East Milton Keynes Approved Hertfordshire Approved Essex Approved Hampshire Approved Isle of Wight Approved Thames Valley Approved Oxfordshire Approved Kent Under Consideration London Kingston/Merton Approved London East Under Consideration South London Under Consideration South West Devon/Cornwall Approved Dorset Approved Somerset Approved Avon Under Consideration West Midlands Birmingham Approved Walsall Approved Staffordshire Approved Coventry/Warwickshire Under Consideration Dudley Approved Wolverhampton Approved East Midlands and Eastern North Nottinghamshire Approved Norfolk/Waveney Approved Suffolk Approved Greater Peterborough Approved Bedfordshire Under Consideration Central and South Cambridgeshire Under Consideration Yorkshire and Humberside Sheffield Approved Calderdale/Kirklees Approved North Yorkshire Approved Rotherham Approved Leeds Under Consideration Barnsley/Doncaster Under Consideration North West Cumbria Approved East Lancashire Approved Rochdale Approved Oldham Approved South and East Cheshire Approved Wigan Approved Manchester Under Consideration Stockport/High Peak Approved Bolton/Bury Under Consideration St. Helens Under Consideration Northern Teesside Approved Tyneside Approved Wearside Approved County Durham Approved Northumberland Approved Wales Mid Glamorgan Approved North East Wales Approved West Wales Approved North West Wales Approved South Glamorgan Approved Gwent Under Consideration
§ 70. Mr. David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received development funding; and if he will make a statement.
§ 96. Mr. HaselhurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils he expects will have been established by the end of 1989.
§ Mr. EggarAt present over 40 training and enterprise councils have had development funding approved.
§ 58. Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received funding in the south-east; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon. Friend has approved applications for TEC development funding from seven groups of employers in the south-east.
§ 33. Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received development funding in the south-west; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarMy right hon. Friend has approved applications for development funding from four employer groups in the south-west.