HC Deb 20 October 1989 vol 158 cc277-8W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Sectretary of State for Employment which of the training and enterprise councils, or proposals for training and enterprise councils have honourable Members on the board; and if he will identify the honourable Members.

Mr. Nicholls

There are no hon. Members included on the boards of prospective training and enterprise councils, nor are any included in proposals for training and enterprise councils.

Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the detailed arrangements for provision of employment training and YTS under training and enterprise councils.

Mr. Nicholls

The detailed arrangements for provision of employment training and YTS under training and enterprise councils will be published shortly.

Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total amount of public money that the TECs have received for development funding; and if he will provide an itemised breakdown.

Mr. Nicholls

To date a total of some £2,500,000 for funding has been agreed with 22 prospective TECs. These are itemised in the table.

Training and Enterprise Councils Contracted levels of development funding
1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Total fund £
SOUTH EAST
Essex 75,000 35,000 110,000
Hampshire 127,765 21,235 149,000
Hertfordshire 100,000 10,000 110,000
Isle of Wight 57,000 28,000 85,000
Milton Keynes 54,250 20,500 74,750
Thames Valley 125,000 — 125,000
LONDON
Kingston/Merton 87,000 24,000 111,000
SOUTH WEST
Dorset 95,000 — 95,000
Devon/Cornwall 189,750 — 189,750
EAST MIDLANDS AND EASTERN
North Notts 120,000 — 120,000
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
Calderdale/Kirklees 106,125 — 106,125
Sheffield 137,500 — 137,500
North Yorkshire 124,725 — 124,725
1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Total fund £
Rotherham 80,000 10,000 90,000
NORTH WEST
Cumbria 115,000 — 115,000
East Lancashire 118,000 — 118,000
Oldham 80,588 — 80,588
Rochdale 75,000 — 75,000
South & East Cheshire 106,000 — 106,000
Wigan 65,390 28,610 94,000
NORTHERN
Teesside 127,000 — 127,000
Tyneside 135,650 — 135,650
TOTALS 2,301,743 177,345 2,479,088