§ 26. Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the future of the compacts initiative.
§ Mr. HowardThe compacts initiative has been a success in urban programme areas and I have recently announced that the compact approach should now be extended across the whole country.
It will be for the local partners, including training and enterprise councils, employers and schools to decide how best to take forward compacts in their own areas.