§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how much total funding has been made available for the Essex TEC expressed in cash terms and with the percentage change from the previous year for each financial year of its existence;
(2) how much funding has been made available for the Essex TEC in 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 expressed in cash terms and with the percentage change from the previous year for (a) youth training and credits, (b) training for work and the programme it replaced and (c) business start-up allowance; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe following table provides the information requested for each full year of the training and enterprise council's existence.
Funding for TECs is negotiated annually by officials from the Department who ensure that budgets are sufficient to meet priority local needs. Officials also ensure through regular reviews that TECs deliver quality training and enterprise support in a cost-effective way.
Essex TEC 1991–92 £ million 1992–93 £ million 1993–94 £ million Youth/training credits 13.712 15.313 16.712 Per cent, change — 11.68 9.14 Training for Work 5.637 6.026 6.133 Per cent, change — 6.9 1.78 Business start up allowance 0.424 0.670 0.863 Per cent, change — 58.0 28.8 Total 19.773 22.009 23.708 Note:
All figures except 1993–94 are based on actual spend.
1993–94 figures are estimated, based on contracted amounts.
TfW figures include the programmes replaced by TfW, including Employment Training, Employment Action and HTNT.
BSU figures are based on the amounts paid for starts and survivors.
Figures do not include the following interest-free loans:
(i) a Working Capital Loan of £1,774K the balance of which was repaid in 1992–93.
(ii) Fixed Asset Loans totalling £650K which are written off over five years between July 1990 and July 1995. The balance of these loans is currently £168K.
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