§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment which organisations in Southwark had contracts with South Thames training and enterprise council in 1993–94 and will have no contract with South Thames training and enterprise council in 1994–95; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeSouth Thames training and enterprise council has not renewed contracts in 1994–95 with seven of the training organisations in Southwark that it contracted with in 1993–94. The organisations that did not have their contracts renewed are as follows:
- Caribbean Teachers Association
- Community Youth Provisions
- Euroworld Data Ltd.
- Mother Goose Nurseries
- South Bank University
- Southwark College
- Walworth Garden Services Ltd.
TECs are responsible for planning and arranging Government-funded training and enterprise programmes. TECs uses their knowledge of the local labour market to help them determine the range and nature of such training and enterprise initiatives that will best meet the needs of both individuals and businesses in their area. These initiatives are delivered through a wide range of colleges, training providers and enterprise agencies. It is for TECs to decide the most appropriate organisations with which to contract.