§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration he has given to ensuring that disabled people will not be disadvantaged in qualifying for bonus or performance-related funds in the plans for training and enterprise councils.
§ Mr. EggarThere will be a system of performance-related funding for training and enterprise councils (TECs). This is designed to give an incentive for good performance by TECs in achieving objectives. The needs of people with disabilities will be recognised when objectives for TECs are agreed.
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§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what resources he has set aside to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged by the establishment of training and enterprise councils.
§ Mr. EggarTraining and enterprise councils (TECs) will be expected to meet the needs of people with disabilities from within their agreed budgets. Each TEC will set out how it intends to provide for the needs of people with disabilities in its business plan. This will form the basis of its contract with my Department.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make arrangements to ensure that training and enterprise councils seek expert support from appropriate agencies when dealing with disabled trainees.
§ Mr. EggarTraining and enterprise councils (TECs) will be expected to consult and work with appropriate agencies which have the expertise necessary to meet the special needs of people with disabilities.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether funding proposals for training and enterprise councils will take into consideration the additional administrative costs likely to be incurred by voluntary sector organisations in negotiating with more than one training and enterprise council.
§ Mr. NichollsA central administrative unit has been established within my Department to facilitate negotiations and administrative arrangements between training and enterprise councils and national training providers. Voluntary sector organisations are, of course, welcome to use this facility.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to empower local training and enterprise councils to cash-limit their provision.
§ Mr. NichollsThe TECs will operate under a contract with my Department which sets out targets and other outputs to be achieved together with an agreed budget. It will be for individual TECs to decide how they will negotiate provision with training providers.