§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his answer of 26 January 1998,Official Report, column 89, on environmental placements under the New Deal, if he will publish the guidance relating to those New Deal tenders including an element to cover the cost of materials. [27280]
§ Mr. Alan HowarthResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. Matthew Taylor, dated February 1998:
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked me to reply to your question about the guidance relating to New Deal tenders under the Voluntary and Environment Task Force Option.845WGuidance relating to New Deal tenders, which includes guidance on the cost of materials, has been distributed widely to organisation who have expressed interest in tendering for the Environment Task Force and Voluntary Sector options and a copy has been placed in the Library.I hope this is helpful.