§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what arrangements he has made to appoint contractors to run the remaining four employment zones. [111904]
§ Mr. BlunkettFurther to my announcement on 23 November 1999 of the previous 11 Zones, I am pleased to inform the House that the following organisations have been successful, subject to post-tender negotiations in their bids to run the four remaining Employment Zones. In Doncaster, Reed in Partnership has been successful, in North West Wales the North West Wales Partnership has been successful, in Nottingham City the Nottingham Employment Zone Partnership has been successful and in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Working Links have been successful.