HC Deb 22 February 1991 vol 186 c299W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the role of training and enterprise councils in combating long-term unemployment.

Mr. Jackson

The fundamental role of every training and enterprise council (TEC) is to contribute to the regeneration of the community it serves. This clearly includes help for the long-term unemployed.

Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those training agencies which have been downgraded or removed from the new list of licensed providers and approved trainers by the Devon and Cornwall TEC; and if he will list the successful groups and the criteria used in their assessment.

Mr. Jackson

Contractual arrangements with training providers are commercial in confidence and are the responsibility of the Devon and Cornwall TEC.

Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what meetings to discuss training policy were held between Devon TEC and the individual TABs in Devon before the announcement of the revised list of licensed providers and approved trainers.

Mr. Jackson

Negotiations with training providers are a matter for the Devon and Cornwall TEC.

Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what decisions have been made regarding licensed providers and approved trainers for Devon; and which TEC and TAB members were involved in the consultative process.

Mr. Jackson

Consultations with training providers and contractual arrangements are a matter for the Devon and Cornwall TEC.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursant to his parliamentary answers of 18 February,Official Report, column 57, how many drafts of the South Glamorgan TEC corporate plan his Department received; and on what dates.

Mr. Jackson

My Department has received four draft plans. The first was received on 24 September 1990, the second on 2 November 1990, the third on 7 December 1990 and the fourth on 7 January 1991.

Mr. Speller

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the chairmen of each training and enterprise council and TEC advisory board in Devon and Cornwall.

Mr. Jackson

The chairman of Devon and Cornwall TEC is Mr. Eric Dancer. Information on the chairmen of TEC sub-groups is not held centrally.