§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when she determined that the skills audit being conducted under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Office would be able to consider the performance of schools in providing individuals with basic qualifications for employment. [32158]
§ Mr. Paice[holding answer 10 June 1996]: A report on the work of the skills audit will be published later this week. Schools' performance and the skills levels being attained by young people are always under scrutiny.
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for education and Employment on how many occasions(a) she and (b) her ministerial colleagues have met the Deputy Prime Minister to discuss the skills audit. [32154]
§ Mr. Paice[holding answer 10 June 1996]: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Deputy Prime Minister have worked closely on the audit since it was announced in the last competitiveness White Paper.