HC Deb 19 January 1995 vol 252 cc620-1W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the unsecured and secured creditors being dealt with by the receiver for the South Thames training and enterprise council;

(2) if he will list the names of individuals and organisations who are creditors of South Thames TEC in (a) the parliamentary constituency of Lewisham, Deptford and (b) the London borough of Lewisham.

Mr. Paice

The only secured creditor for South Thames training and enterprise council is the Employment Department. Other creditors are a matter for the receiver and I understand that he is assembling a list.

Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were undergoing training on programmes contracted for by South Thames TEC on 1 December 1994 and 1 January 1995 in the constituency of Lewisham, Deptford, in the London borough of Lewisham, and in total.

Mr. Paice

This information is available only for the South Thames area as a whole. It is not broken down by constituency or borough. Figures for the South Thames area are shown in the following table:

South Thames training and enterprise council—Estimated trainees for the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich
Date Number
Youth training and training credits
4 December 1994 2,750
1 January 1995 2,693
Training for work
4 December 1994 3,359
1 January 1995 3,316
Total
4 December 1994 6,109
1 January 1995 6,009

The figures are subject to final submission and verification of all accounting period 9 and 10 claims.

Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed by the South Thames TEC on 1 September 1994, 1 December 1994 and 1 January 1995.

Mr. Paice

I understand that South Thames training and enterprise council had 162 employees on 1 September 1994, 162 employees on 1 December 1994 and 128 employees on 1 January 1995.

Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of people employed by training providers and business support programmes which were party to South Thames TEC contracts as of 1 December 1994 in(a) the parliamentary constituency of Lewisham, Deptford and (b) the London borough of Lewisham.

Mr. Paice

This information is not collected either by South Thames training and enterprise council or by the Employment Department.

Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his answer of 16 January to the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison),Official Report, column 331, if he will list the providers of training and business support programmes within the area covered by the South Thames TEC to whom letters of comfort have been issued, and those to whom no such letters have been sent.

Mr. Paice

As the information is contained in a large list, I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy in the Library.