Individual Learning Accounts (Hansard, 4 February 2002)

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the registered providers of individual learning accounts. [28852]

§ John Healey
[holding answer 21 January 2002]: A list of registered learning providers has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

§ Alistair Burt
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reason information concerning the availability of a disc containing personal details and identification numbers of individual learning account holders, given to Ministers on 21 November 2001, was not disclosed to hon. Members in the 713W Westminster Hall debate on 11 December 2001; and for what reason this information was released to the Financial Times for publication on Wednesday 16 January. [29228]

§ John Healey
At the time of the debate on 11 December we believed it would adversely affect the conduct of the investigations to release this more detailed information. However, after a further five weeks we felt that it was possible to release this information without adversely affecting the investigations and the Minister did so in writing to the chair of the Select Committee in advance of the hearing on 16 January.

§ Tony Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when an alternative scheme to the individual learning accounts will be put in place. [30359]

§ John Healey
[holding answer 25 January 2002]: We are determined to review thoroughly all aspects of the operation of the ILA scheme. During January and February we are conducting a consultation with providers, learners and other stakeholders to take their views. The results will be an important element in developing a successor scheme.

§ Alistair Burt
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will announce a successor to the individual learning accounts scheme; and if she will make a statement. [26478]

§ John Healey
[holding answer 11 January 2002]: We are determined to review thoroughly all aspects of the operation of the ILA scheme. During January and February we are undertaking a survey to gather the views of a wide range of ILA learning providers, a sample of learning account holders and key stakeholders. The results will be an important element in developing a successor scheme.