§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the employers in the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC area who have been given the investors in people award; and if she will list the employers who have currently made a commitment to meeting the standard. [39454]
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§ Mr. PaiceThe companies in the Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council area who have been recognised as investors in people are
Bridon Ropes, JI Case, Reed Northern Newspapers, HMP Lindhome, Barnsley College, ACE Conveyor, Apollo Travel, Barnsley and Doncaster TEC, BYDA, Chamber of Commerce and Training, Doncaster Careers, G Page Holdings Look and Learn. Mercedez Benz, Rossington Comprehensive, Russell Eaton, The Hayfield School and the Weldrick Group.Companies in the Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council area who have made a commitment to investors in people are:
ABB Passenger Services Ltd, Addspace/Coltran, Amocura, Barnsley Benefits Agency, Barnsley Hospital, Barnsley NHS Trust, Benefits Agency Doncaster, BMBC Catering, BTCV (Charity), BTCV (Enterprise), Care Homes Thorne, Doncaster College, Dunlop Slazenger, Grampian Country Foods, Haslam Homes, Hepworth Building Products Barnsley, Hepworth Building Products Doncaster, Hepworth Refractories, Hoyland Fox, KOYO, Lyons Cakes, Midland Bank Data Centre, Moorlands Prison, MP Burke, Naylor Brothers, Pilkington, Pindar Nursing Home, PLM Redfearn, Ardsley Moat House, Benton House Nursing Home, Billington Structures, BLP Group, BMB Builders Merchants, BMBC TES, Cambertown, Cameron Motor Services, Campsmount School, Danum Hotel, Doncaster Health Authority, Dunstan Brearley Travel, DVBS, Edfington School, FM Ball, Fosters Bakery, Fox's Music, Kostal, Monkton Coke, Northern College, Perry's, Priory School, Regent Hotel, Siddall & Hilton, SPG, Spring Choice, Sue Ryder Home, Sqllow Wood Nursing Home, Syndicate Group, Taylor Bracewell, Tranmoor Primary School, Walter Frank, Willis Supermarkets, Winterbottom Wire, Regency Doors, The Dome and Yorkshire Traction.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how much funding the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC has allocated to childminders undertaking the national vocational course in child care and education; [39478]
(2) if the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC assists childminders undertaking the national vocational qualification course in child care and education at (a) level 2 and (b) level 3. [39476]
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when her Department last checked the credit rating of the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC; and if she will make a statement. [39542]
§ Mr. PaiceThe Department for Education and Employment carries out an assessment of Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council's financial viability on an annual basis.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what facilities are available to(a) her Department and (b) training providers to check the changing credit rating assessments of the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC. [39510]
§ Mr. PaiceThe Department does not undertake credit rating checks on Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council. An annual assessment of financial viability is made, and the financial status of the TEC is continually monitored by qualified accountants within the Government office for Yorkshire and Humberside.
Copies of the TEC's annual accounts are placed in the Library. Copies are also lodged with Companies House and these are available to training providers. Information 363W is also provided by credit rating organisations in the private sector which offer assessments of TECs as part of their normal business. It is for individual training providers to decide if they need a credit rating assessment for Barnsley and Doncaster TEC.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the current percentage pass rate at Barnsley and Doncaster TEC of general national vocational qualification students; and how this compares with previous results. [39470]
§ Mr. PaiceThe information requested is operational information on the Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council and the question would be best addressed to the TEC to answer.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many training weeks(a) were promised and (b) were undertaken for (i) employment training, (ii) youth training and (iii) other programmes for the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC for each year since its inception. [39464]
§ Mr. PaiceSince the inception of Barnsley and Doncaster TEC the total number of training weeks for employment training, youth training and other programmes allocated and paid for against the contract is as follows:
Contract year 1991–92 Programme Allocated Delivered Youth training 237,801 229,578 ET participation 130,000 126,889 Source:
GOYC Management Information/invoice records data.
Contract year 1992–93 Programme Allocation Delivered Youth training 236,577 228,023 ET participation 118,953 118,953 Source:
GOYH Management information/invoice data on ROCs.
Contract year 1993–94 Programme Allocation Delivered Youth training 226,407 212,028 Training for work participation 136,032 136,032 Source:
RHOMIS/invoice data.
Contract year 1994–95 Programme Allocation Delivered YT, youth credits and modern apprenticeships 204,837 194,540 Training for work participation 140,897 139,101 Source:
RHOMIS/invoice data.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will publish the budget agreed with the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC for(a) 1994–95 and (b) 1995–96 broken down by programme area. [39475]
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§ Mr. PaiceThe agreed budget for Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council for 1994–95 and 1995–96 is as shown in the table:
£ thousands Programme 1994–95 1995–96 1. Standard programmes Youth programmes 10,902.7 10,750.8 Accelerated modern apprentiships n/a 95.8 FE development fund n/a 110.8 FE competitiveness fund n/a 378.0 Work related further education 1,010.0 n/a Careers guidance 359.4 397.2 Careers libraries 16.7 16.9 Work experience n/a 25.6 Training for work (including allowances) 13,786.3 10,358.0 Employer investment in people 532.1 678.4 Childcare 129.4 177.8 Learning for work 78.1 n/a Skills for small businesses n/a 72.4 Management fee 1,917.9 1,906.3 2. Coal programmes Training for work (including allowances) 3,925.6 2,100.0 Management fee 83.0 83.0 These are Department for Education and Employment budgets only.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she last met representatives of the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC to discuss its budget. [39523]
§ Mr. PaiceThe Secretary of State for Education and Employment does not meet representatives of Barnsley and Doncaster training and enterprise council to discuss its budget. Officials from the Government office for Yorkshire and Humberside meet TEC representatives monthly.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people were trained by Barnsley and Doncaster TEC in 1993–94 and 1994–95. [39452]
§ Mr. PaiceThe total numbers starting youth training and training for work in the Barnsley and Doncaster TEC area are given in the table:
Barnsley and Doncaster TEC total starts in year 1993–94 1994–95 Youth Training 5,070 5,370 Training for Work 10,040 7,360 Source:
TEC Management Information Returns.