§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to ensure that funds made available to training providers in the course of the youth training and employment training schemes are used solely for training purposes.
§ Mr. LangThe chief executives of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise are answerable for the way in which the public funds provided to their respective bodies are spent. I have asked the chairman of Scottish Enterprise and of Highlands and Islands Enterprise to write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many training providers have ceased commercial activities in each local enterprise company; and how much public money had been given to those companies in the two years prior to them ceasing commercial activities.
§ Mr. LangThe information is not held centrally. This is primarily an operational matter best taken up direct with the local enterprise companies.