§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the Development Agency for Further Education as he expects it to affect further education in Wales.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsI have no knowledge of a development agency for further education. However, a new body is to be established in place of the further education unit and further education staff college which between them carried out much important work in developing the FE sector in England and Wales.
I expect the new, as yet unnamed, body to complement the work of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales and provide the advice, support and other services that colleges and interested organisations will need.