HC Deb 01 March 1995 vol 255 cc601-2W
Mrs. Golding

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to(a) promote and (b) fund the Scottish vocational qualification in child care and education.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

A national television and press advertising campaign to promote SVQs and other vocational qualifications will be conducted in Scotland during March and April this year. A second phase of the campaign is planned for later in the year.

Some £1.2 million has been given to the Scottish Vocational Education Council by the Scottish Office in the current financial year for the Scottish vocational qualification development programme, which includes the child care and education sector.