§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if there are any plans to give preferential treatment to training and enterprise councils in depressed areas as a means of aiding economic regeneration.
Mr. JacksonThe level of resources agreed with each training and enterprise council will take account of a variety of factors such as the numbers of young people, levels of unemployment and of working population, past performance and any special needs identified in the TEC's corporate and business plans.