HC Deb 10 June 1996 vol 279 c53W
Mr. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what work has been commissioned by her Department on the training needs of small firms; and what recommendations have been made. [31890]

Mr. Paice

In 1995, the Department for Education and Employment commissioned the small business research centre at Kingston university to carry out a survey of training needs and practices in over 800 small firms. A report containing a range of recommendations for the Department to consider will be published by HMSO in August 1996 and a copy will be lodged in the Library.