§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what criteria are used to justify different unit prices for youth training places, or weeks; and what is the range of prices paid.
Mr. JacksonTargets for numbers of training weeks and outputs to be delivered on youth training (YT), the payment for each and the overall budget are agreed by negotiation between the employment department and individual training and enterprise councils (TECs). TEC volume targets and unit prices are influenced by past performance and by a range of local factors.
TECs are responsible for all contractual and financial arrangements with individual organisations which provide training.