§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish the anticipated unit cost per week of training disabled students by training and enterprise councils and local enterprise councils;
(2) if he will publish the anticipated unit cost per week of training able-bodies students by TECs and LECs;
(3) what percentage of financial resources made available by central Government to training and enterprise 588W councils and local enterprise councils is to be allocated specifically for the training of disabled students by TECs and LECs.
Mr. JacksonMy Department funds each TEC on the basis of an agreed average unit cost per trainee week and per output achieved. The funding of training for able bodied people or people with disabilities is a matter for negotiation between TECs and their training providers. Funding arrangements for LECs are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what percentage of students seeking training at TECs and LECs will be(a) disabled and (b) able-bodied;
(2) what is the anticipated demand for training by disabled students through TECs and LECs.
Mr. JacksonForecasts are not available of the number of trainees with disabilities who may require and or obtain places on programmes run by TECs and LECs. The Government are committed to equal opportunities and action has been taken to ensure that there is no discrimination against people with disabilities.