HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 c564W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many employment training agencies have been created since 1979; and at what costs. [17209]

Mr. Paice

Since 1990, we have set up 74 training and enterprise councils in England and they are responsible for arranging provision locally of a range of training activities. No information is collected about the number of training providers under contract to training and enterprise councils.