HC Deb 08 May 2002 vol 385 c174W
Mr. Watts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what plans she has to compensate families who lose benefits when their child undertakes vocational work-based training; [53338]

(2) what plans the Government have to protect the level of child maintenance of families whose children take the work-placed training option; [54174]

(3) if the Government will increase the level of financial support to families whose children take work-placed training. [54173]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

We have no plans at present to change the arrangements for supporting young people engaged in work-based training, and their families.