§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the grants and loans provided by her Department to businesses, together with the criteria they have to meet in order to obtain the subsidy. [28187]
§ Mr. Paice[holding answer 7 May 1996]: The Department has a number of initiatives aimed directly at employers of all sizes. These provide financial assistance, some of which is matched by employers' own contributions, to achieve a variety of business objectives. The initiatives, together with the source of the published criteria are listed as follows:
Initiative Eligible firms Published criteria Employer investment in people programme all firms TEC operating agreement (copy in Library) Skills for small businesses under 50 employees TEC operating agreement Small firms training loans up to 50 employees Small firms training loans booklet Skills challenge under 200 employees Skills challenge prospectus