§ Mr. BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in what ways the eligibility, financial and operating rules which apply to LECs in Scotland differ from those outlined in the 1996–97 technical operating agreement for(a) youth training/youth credits and (b) training for work; and if he will make a statement. [21026]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe rules which govern the delivery by local enterprise companies in Scotland of the principal Government-funded training and enterprise programmes for 1996–97 are set out in an operating agreement between Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and their respective networks of local enterprise companies which follows closely that for training and enterprise councils.