§ Lord Smith of Leighasked Her Majesty's Government:
What advice they will give to the Learning and Skills Council in view of the shortages in certain categories of skilled labour, particularly in the construction industry, which will be affected by the additional funding under the Comprehensive Spending Review. [HL5975]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThe Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is working closely with the new Sector Skills Development Agency and the sector skills councils as key strategic partners in identifying sector skills priorities and agreeing with them specific arrangements for meeting the priorities identified. We will set out the funding available for 2003–04 and the following two years in December in the annual grant letter to the LSC. This will include resources from the Spending Review 2002.