§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many properties belonging to the former Skills Training Agency or skillcentres have been sold off.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe former Skills Training Agency occupied 56 properties. The following 33 properties were transferred to Astra Training Services Ltd. in May 1990:
- Barking
- Basildon
- Bellshill
- Billingham
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Bristol
- Cheshire
The following 13 properties were disposed of as shown: Site Disposal date To Cumbria May 1990 Training for Industry and Commerce Co. Ltd. Lambeth May 1990 Training Business Group Liverpool May 1990 Metel Ltd. Leicester 17 August 1990 Hammond Grange Ltd. Chesterfield 31 August 1990 Surrendered to Landlord East Lancashire 19 October 1990 Lancashire County Enterprises Ltd. Chelmsford 2 November 1990 Surrendered to Landlord Leeds 19 December 1990 Jarvis Porter Ltd. and G. and L. Parish Wakefield 8 March 1991 Gallery Le Shon Ltd. Edinburgh 28 March 1991 The Post Office Southampton 9 August 1991 Surrendered to Landlord Slough 21 November 1991 Fairview New Homes plc. Reading 27 January 1992 Intersurgical Ltd.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much her Department has received under the clawback arrangements when Skills Training Agency or former skillcentre property has been sold off.
§ Mr. McLoughlinBecause no former Skills Training Agency or former skillcentre properties sold to private sector companies have been resold or redeveloped under circumstances which could trigger clawback payments, no receipts have been received under these arrangements.