§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what instructions have been issued to the Training Agency with regard to the treatment of child care costs for single parent employment training trainees.
§ Mr. NichollsTraining and enterprise councils (TECs) and Training Agency area offices must ensure that provision is made for the costs of caring for children of lone parents who have one or more children under the age of 16 and who are participants in assessment or training on ET. TECs may also make provision for child care out of their local initiative funds. Funding arrangements for child care are for negotiation between individual training agents, training managers and the TEC or area office concerned.
§ Mr. McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how the cost of child care for single parent employment training trainees is to be covered under the new contract; and whether the Training Agency is including child care costs as part of the single unit per training place.
§ Mr. NichollsContracts with training agents and training managers require them to ensure that child care provision is made for lone parents who have one or more children under the age of 16 and who are participating in assessment or are trainees on ET. Arrangements for funding child care are for negotiation between individual training agents and training managers and the training and enterprise council or Training Agency area office concerned. Provision for child care may be included within composite unit costs or funded separately.