HC Deb 28 February 1989 vol 148 c162W
90. Mr. Patnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to further develop and extend the technical and vocational education initiative.

Mr. Cope

All education authorities in the country are now participating in TVEI; 48 authorities are currently involved in extending the initiative to all their schools and colleges, 30 more authorities will begin their extension programmes in September 1989, and negotiations are continuing with a number of others. From this autumn, half a million students in more than 3,000 schools and colleges will be participating in TVEI.