Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much money has been given in grants from her Department to the London East training and enterprise council in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThis Department has funded London East Training and Enterprise Council since 1 April 1991.
Details of funding for each financial year since then are:
Financial year £ million 1991–92 26.415 1992–93 32.958 Funding is split into five blocks and allocated to specific areas. The blocks are youth training and education, adult training, enterprise, local initiative fund and management fee.
Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how expenditure by training and enterprise councils is monitored.
§ Mr. McLoughlinTraining and enterprise councils (TECs) are paid sums specified in their business plan and claimed in accordance with the provisions of the TEC operating agreement. This is renewed annually and signed on behalf of my right hon. Friend by the Department's regional directors. A copy of the operating agreement is in the Library.
Invoices submitted by TECs are subject to regular appraisal and monitoring by finance control staff in ED regional offices. Departmental procedures are designed to ensure that public and parliamentary accountability is maintained.
Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list the names of all members of the board of the London East training and enterprise council since its establishment and their period of office.
§ Mr. McLoughlinDetails of board membership are available from London East training and enterprise council's corporate plans or direct from the acting chief executive, Steve Crow.
Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much money has been given in grants by her Department to the London East training and428W enterprise council for business education partnerships and to which organisations, and for what amounts, in each year since 1988.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThis Department has funded London East training and enterprise council since 1 April 1991.
Details of funding for each financial year since then are:
Education business partnerships payments to TECs Financial year £ million 1991–92 0.075,300 1992–93 0.046,175 Information on who the TEC contracts with and how much it pays them is commercial in confidence between the TEC and the organisations concerned.
Mr. GapesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many staff are employed by the London East training and enterprise council; and how many staff have left in the last year.
§ Mr. McLoughlinDirect employment of staff by training and enterprise councils is entirely a matter for the TECs themselves. The hon. Gentleman may wish to contact the acting chief executive of London East TEC, Steve Crow.