HC Deb 26 June 1990 vol 175 c189W
26. Mr. Lee

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have now signed their operational contracts.

Mr. Howard

Fifteen training and enterprise councils have now signed operating contracts.

34. Mrs. Maureen Hicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what role the Government envisage within the training and enterprise councils for those agencies in the voluntary sector which have participated in Government-initiated training schemes.

Mr. Eggar

Training and enterprise councils (TECs) are free to contract with the training providers they feel are best placed to deliver their plans, based on the needs they have identified. Training providers from the voluntary sector are likely to continue to have an important role in the delivery of programmes such as youth training (YT) and employment training (ET), particularly in relation to trainees with special needs.