§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many local authorities had not been informed by 30 January of the name of the successful bidder for providing career services for their area from April 1995.
§ Mr. PaiceNo local authorities have yet been notified of the names of successful bidders because no contracts have yet been concluded. Both preferred and unsuccessful bidders in the south-east region were notified on 17 January 1995 and preferred and unsuccessful bidders in other areas were notified on 20 December 1994.
§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 20 January,Official Report, column 726, if he will list the names of the organisations which have been awarded the contract for careers services in local authority areas where the decision has been announced.
§ Mr. PaiceThis information is not yet available as no contracts have been awarded. Preferred bidders have been selected for post-tender negotiation and the contracts will be announced after negotiations are complete.
§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many bids to provide the careers service for the metropolitan borough of Solihull had been received by the advertised closing date in the prospectus for the provision of career services from April 1995.