HC Deb 24 May 1999 vol 332 cc37-8W
Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many NVQ Level 3 have been de-accredited since 1 September 1998; what is his estimate of the number of small and medium-sized businesses which no longer have their preferred NVQ available to them for modern apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement. [85125]

Mr. Mudie

Since 1 September 1998, 99 level 3 NVQs have exhausted their agreed accreditation spans, and 101 re-accreditation or new accreditations have taken