§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by what process his Department monitors companies which provide training or initiate quotations as training providers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss WiddecombeTraining and enterprise councils contract directly with training providers. The TEC operating agreement between the Department and TECs sets out the monitoring requirements placed on them in a number of areas to ensure that their providers give value for money and that the use of public funds is managed in a robust and efficient manner.