§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he intends to take to ensure that existing national training schemes will not be prejudiced by the proposed training and enterprise council system.
§ Mr. CopeThe introduction of training and enterprise councils will enhance training provision and ensure that skill needs are addressed in the light of national and local priorities. Proposals have been issued to national providers under which they will contract directly with training and enterprise councils; but the Training Agency will continue to provide a service to national providers to facilitate their involvement under the new arrangements. Training and enterprise councils and national providers have much to offer each other.