§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what are the budgeted running costs and staff numbers for 2000–01 for the training and enterprise councils, broken down by region. [144157]
§ Mr. WicksWe do not collect information on TEC staff numbers or administrative budgets centrally in advance. The costs and staff numbers for 2000–01 by region will therefore not be known until TECs have delivered their contracts and completed their final year accounts.
The following table shows provisional figures by region for 1999–2000 taken from TEC statutory accounts. Where the TEC has subsidiary companies, the figures include staff numbers and costs for the whole group.
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Region Running costs(£) Staff numbers South East 34,738,080 1,138 London1 35,279,298 1,056 South West 24,026,619 856 West Midlands 31,552,888 1,275 East Midlands 23,304,889 889 East of England 26,356,722 884 Yorkshire and the Humber 32,795,490 1,197 North West 61,903,540 2,474 North East2 20,053,720 833 Total 290,011,246 10,602 1Includes provisional figures for two TECs 2Includes provisional figures for one TEC
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much has been allocated in each Government Office region for TECs in 2000–01. [144172]
§ Mr. WicksFor 2000–01, the Department for Education and Employment has allocated the following amounts to each region for the delivery of programmes and services through the TEC/COTE contract:
£ million South East 155.701 London 183.394 South West 118.316 West Midlands 154.150 East Midlands 116.092 East of England 113.466 Yorkshire and the Humber 159.206 North West 234.238 North East 104.576 England 1,339.135 These allocations include funding for Investing in young people, time off for study and training, helping adults improve their effectiveness in the labour market, local competitiveness and strategic activity. TECS receive separate allocations in respect of DTI-funded business services.