§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether there are any plans to scale down the technical and vocational education initiative.
§ Mr. NichollsWe are currently reviewing the timetable for entry of local education authorities into TVEI. The scale and long-term funding of the initiative remains the same.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to the reply he gave to the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Mr. Oppenheim),Official Report, column 170 of 24 April, he will give the total estimated expenditure on TVEI in each of the years 1990–91 to 1997–98, inclusive, and for Scotland, England and Wales in both cash and real terms.
§ Mr. EggarAs laid out in the public expenditure White Paper the Department plans to spend £134 million in 1990–91, £133 million in 1991–92 and £141 million in 1992–93 on TVEI.
The remaining balance of around £393 million will be spent between 1993–94 and 1997–98.