HC Deb 10 February 1994 vol 237 c387W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing the distribution of live teaching company schemes as at 31 December 1993, by region; and which schemes started and terminated in 1992 and 1993.

Mr. McLoughlin

Tables showing the requested information relating to teaching company scheme, TCS, programmes are as follows:

1. TCS Programmes by region as at 31 December 1993
Region Company sites
Number Percentages
East Midlands 35 7.2
London 22 4.5
North East 87 17.8
Northern Ireland 35 7.2
North West 52 10.7
Scotland 30 6.1
South East 77 15.8
South West 66 13.5
Wales 23 4.7
West Midlands 61 12.5
Totals 488 100

2. TCS Programmes starting and ending in 1992 and 1993.
Region Company sites
1992 1993
Started Ended Started Ended
East Midlands 10 8 20 14
London 6 6 14 0
North East 45 16 33 30
Northern Ireland 10 6 20 14
North West 15 23 24 20
Scotland 14 14 12 10
South East 34 25 34 16
South West 20 26 39 9
Wales 15 8 6 5
West Midlands 33 21 24 18
Totals 202 153 226 136