HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 c257W
Mr. Sean Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when the National Council for Vocational Qualifications will define the levels of competence and training above level 4; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Cope

The National Council for Vocational Qualifications has reported good progress on involving the professions in the development of levels I to IV of the national vocational qualification framework. The Government and the council therefore agree that the time

Section 4 Approvals
Financial Year (£000s)
RTB 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988 to January 1989
Cumbria 692 617 304 699 507 469 939
East Anglia 141 551 790 815 785 502 796
East Midlands 458 898 432 2,241 784 759 982
Heart of England 268 609 648 457 1,224 1,049 1,138
London 841 466 14S 166 1,030 120
Northumbria 615 252 445 621 644 1,480 642
North West 642 1,542 936 780 1,409 2,062 675
South East 79 680 1,309 1,169 1,227 1,221 659
Southern 231 2,248 756 781 1,515 922 933
Thames and Chilterns 30 290 455 509 430 880 262
West Country 951 2,760 1,934 2,464 3,519 3,125 2,217
Yorkshire & Humberside 1,501 1,045 1,569 865 1,744 1,346 1,740
Totals 5,608 12,333 10,044 11,549 13,954 14,845 11,103