HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 cc504-5W
Mr. Colvin

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many proposals he has received to set up training and enterprise councils; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Cope

Twenty-two applications have been received by the national training task force which will review these proposals and forward its recommendations to me. This is an excellent response.

Mr. Paice

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many proposals he has received from groups seeking to become training and enterprise councils; and when he expects to announce his decisions.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 16 May 1989]: Twenty two applications have been received by the national training task force. It will forward its recommendations to Ministers who will announce which TECs have been awarded development funding shortly thereafter.

97. Mr. Ground

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received from employers on training and enterprise councils in the south-east; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Cope

[holding answer 16 May 1989] : I have been very encouraged by the excellent response from employers in the south-east and throughout the country to our invitation to form training and enterprise councils (TECs).

Since the launch of TECs on 10 March no fewer than 22 groups of senior employers from around the country have come forward to apply for TEC development funding, of which five applications are from employers in the south-east.

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