§ Ms. ShortTo 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. JacksonThe 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. 265W
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.
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