§ 46. Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement concerning the situation of the Council for Social Aid in Manchester.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Council for Social Aid operated as an ET training manager through a company called Manchester Diocesan Church of England Council for Social Aid Ltd.
The directors of CSA Ltd. recently decided to put the company into voluntary liquidation when it became apparent that the company could not meet its financial obligations. The decision was a matter for the directors of the company and is not something in which I could intervene.
My right hon. Friend's major concern was to ensure that everything possible was done to minimise the disruption for trainees so that they could continue to develop their skills and improve their job prospects.
All the company's 1,011 trainees have been, or will shortly be, placed with alternative training managers.