HC Deb 10 January 1995 vol 252 cc36-7W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the work of ACAS.

Mr. Oppenheim

Industrial relations have improved substantially during ACAS's 20-year lifetime. ACAS has played an important part in bringing about these improvements and will continue to do so.

Mr. Illsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much his Department is spending on training; and what the level of planned spending is in 1997–98 in today's prices.

Mr. Paice

Forecast expenditure by the Department on training and education programmes this year is £2,042 million. Planned expenditure on these programmes in 1997–98 is £1,801 million at current prices.