Training and Enterprise Councils (Hansard, 26 November 1991)

§ 21. Mr. Viggers
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on training and enterprise councils.

Mr. Jackson
All 82 training and enterprise councils are now operational and turning their ambitious plans into practical action to improve training and business services in every part of the country. The enthusiasm and commitment shown by the top business people leading the TEC initiative is without parallel and is laying a firm basis for the high-skill, high-productivity economy this country needs.

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will give information showing the differences between profiled and actual expenditure by each training and enterprise council/local enterprise company and area office for each of the training and enterprise councils/local enterprise companies five funding blocks in each region and for Great Britain in total in 1990–91 and the latest available period; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what were the differences between profiled targets and actual performance of training and enterprise councils/local enterprise companies and area offices for (a) youth training starts, (b) youth training non-vocational qualifications I and II, (c) youth training non-vocational qualifications III and IV, (d) employment training starts, (e) employment training positive outcomes and (f) enterprise allowance scheme starts, in each region and for Great Britain in total in 1990–91 and the latest available period; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson
It is not possible to provide the information requested. Profiles are produced for internal management information purposes only.
The part of the question that relates to local enterprise companies is for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to answer.

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many directors of training and enterprise councils are (i) men, (ii) women, (iii) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (iv) from the private sector; what information he has about from which industrial sectors directors with a private sector background come; and, of those non-private sector directors, how many are from(a) local authorities, (b) local education authorities, (c) other educational organisations, (d) trade unions, (e) voluntary organisations, (f) ethnic minority organisations, (g) employers' associations and (h) others.

Mr. Jackson
The information available is shown in the table. Information on the industrial sector background of directors from the private sector is not held centrally.

Category Number of directors

(i) Men 1,014

(ii) Women 122

(iii) Ethnic minority background¹ 40

(iv) Private sector 805

(v) Non-private sector directors local authorities 331

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Category Number of directors

of which;

(a) Local authority 97

(b) Local Education Authority (not included in (a)) 48

(c) Other educational organisation 27

(d) Trade Union 58

(e) Voluntary organisations 42

(f) Ethnic minority organisations 4

(g) Employer Association 11

(h) Others 44

¹ Based on information collected in June/July 1991: 12 Directors preferred not to state their ethnic origin.

Category	Number of directors
(i) Men	1,014
(ii) Women	122
(iii) Ethnic minority background¹	40
(iv) Private sector	805
(v) Non-private sector directors local authorities	331

Category	Number of directors
of which;
(a) Local authority	97
(b) Local Education Authority (not included in (a))	48
(c) Other educational organisation	27
(d) Trade Union	58
(e) Voluntary organisations	42
(f) Ethnic minority organisations	4
(g) Employer Association	11
(h) Others	44
¹ Based on information collected in June/July 1991: 12 Directors preferred not to state their ethnic origin.