§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many offers for the skill centres included a request that the Government should provide money to take over the skill centres; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarThe Skills Training Agency (STA) was offered for sale by private tender. Details of individual offers received are commercially confidential. It was for individual bidders to decide whether to make allowances in their offers in respect of particular expenditures which they envisaged if their bids were successful.
§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the offers received for the skill centres, give the reason for rejection, where applicable in each case; and state who made the evaluation of the offers.
§ Mr. EggarThe Skills Training Agency (STA) was offered for sale by private tender. Details of individual
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Single Pensioner 1989–80 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) 1990–91 Annual Community Charge and Community Water Charge payment As a percentage of total Community Charge (including Water Charge) Berwickshire 72.00 31 70.20 29 Etterick and Lauderdale 74.20 30 72.00 29 Roxburgh 74.20 30 72.60 29 Tweeddale 74.40 30 72.40 29 Clackmannan 72.00 24 82.20 23 Falkirk 63.80 25 69.60 24 Stirling 74.00 24 83.40 23 Annandale and Eskdale 73.10 29 83.00 30 Nithsdale 71.50 29 81.80 30 Stewartry 71.10 29 79.60 30 Wigtown 71.70 29 79.80 30 offers received are commercially confidential. The Government's sale advisers, Deloitte Corporate Finance, assessed all offers against the Government's six objectives for the sale (a copy of which was placed in the Vote Office on 13 February 1990). Deloittes, in conjunction with my Department's other advisers, evaluated all the offers and made recommendations to my Department.