HC Deb 22 January 1992 vol 202 cc264-5W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise council and local enterprise company chief executives are full voting members of their TEC or LEC boards; how many are in post; how many are(a) male, (b) female or (c) from an ethnic minority background; how many have resigned since their TEC or LEC became operational; what information he has on the employment backgrounds of the chief executives, including the numbers who have retained their civil service status; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

The information available in respect of TECs is shown in the table. Information on the ethnic minority background and employment background of directly recruited chief executives is not held centrally.

Number
Number of chief executives who:
Are members of the TEC board 42
Are in post (including temporary appointments) 82
Are male 69
Are female 13
Have resigned since the TEC became operational 14
Previously held a post in the department 43
Have retained civil service status 34
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridgeshire North-East (Mr. Moss) on 16 December, Official Report column 4, for the proposals on the future staffing arrangements of TECs.