Training and Enterprise Councils

HC Deb 14 January 1991 vol 183 c406W

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether training and enterprise councils are public bodies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) are private companies operating under a performance contract with my Department. A network of 82 TECs in England and Wales is now in place, with 46 TECs already operational and the remainder in development. The full network will be operational in the summer, some two years ahead of schedule.