Training and Enterprise Councils (Hansard, 22 May 1990)

§ 31. Dr. Reid
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how his Department will monitor the effectiveness of training enterprise councils.

§ Mr. Eggar
Training and enterprise councils (TECs) will set out in their corporate and business plans detailed 161W proposals for training and enterprise to meet local needs. These plans will form part of a TEC's contract with my Department. They will set out key targets and progress towards these targets will be monitored on a regular basis.

§ 62. Mr. Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received development funding.

§ Mr. Eggar
Seventy-two training and enterprise councils (TECs) have been awarded development funding to date. Of these, 13 TECs have now been approved to become operational.

§ 46. Mr. Butler
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the progress of TECs in the north-west.

§ Mr. Eggar
Five training and enterprise councils (TECs) in the north-west have been approved to become operational, covering Cumbria, south and east Cheshire, Oldham, Rochdale and east Lancashire.
A number of other prospective TECs in the north-west are currently preparing their corporate and business plans and I expect them to become operational in due course.

§ 38. Mr. Tim Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the first 10 training and enterprise councils to become operational.

§ Mr. Eggar
Contracts for the first 10 training and enterprise councils (TECs) to become operational were signed on 3 April. These covered:
Hertfordshire

Thames Valley

Devon/Cornwall

Dorset

Calderdale and Kirklees

Cumbria

South and East Cheshire

Teesside

Tyneside

Wearside
In addition a further three TECs have since been approved to go operational. These cover Oldham, Rochdale and east Lancashire.