HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 cc442-3W
Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, what plans he has to provide training in Government organisational and financial procedures for non-executive directors of TEC boards.

Mr. Paice

None. Training and enterprise councils are private companies and the induction and training of their directors is a matter for the board.

Mr. Pearson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many out-of-school child care places were delivered by Dudley TEC in 1993–94 and are planned to be delivered in 1994–95 and in future years; and at what cost.

Mr. Paice

Dudley training and enterprise council was not one of the pilot TECs for child care and therefore did not deliver any out-of-school child care places in 1993–94.

In 1994–95 the TEC is planning to deliver 95 child care places and has a budget of £60,615 which covers development work and setting up costs.

In 1995–96, 139 full-time places are allocated to the TEC, with a budget of £100,895.

Dr. John Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many contracts were issued by Cumbria TEC in the financial year 1994–95 to provide training for people with special needs.

Mr. Paice

One hundred and twenty four of the contracts issued by Cumbria training and enterprise council to date have capacity for training people with special needs.

Dr. John Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, what estimate he has made as to the ability of Cumbria TEC to provide sufficient contracts to meet the needs of the unemployed; and what contingency plans he has made.

Mr. Paice

The Government office for the north west is currently in negotiation with Cumbria training and enterprise council for the 1995–96 financial year and is confident that Cumbria TEC will continue to deliver effective programmes to support the unemployed in the area for which it is responsible.

Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what guidance his Department(a) has issued, (b) plans to issue and (c) plans to revise in respect of the requirement for evidencing outputs and starts for output-related funding of training providers by TECs; and if he will place in the Library copies of the guidance documents on evidencing outputs and starts that his Department produces.

Mr. Paice

The evidence the Department requires to support claims is set out in the training and enterprise council contractual documents, copies of which are placed in the Library each year. Copies of the documents for 1995–96 have been sent to TECs and will be placed in the Library.

Further guidance, explaining the requirements in more detail and describing the checks to be made, will be available to TECs at the beginning of 1995–96 and will be revised as necessary.