§ Martin LintonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has to discuss with the Learning and Skills Councils guidelines for dealing with further education colleges withdrawing provision in their areas. [162109]
§ Alan JohnsonLocal Learning and Skills Councils (LSCs) work with providers to develop provision that meets the needs of learners, employers and the local1186W 20 per cent. most disadvantaged wards in England and 6,100 such places closed, so that the stock of child minder places in these wards rose by some 6,000 places.
§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the overall operating and running costs, including employee salaries, of each Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership in each local education authority were, in each year since 1998.[163142]
§ Margaret HodgeIt has been the responsibility of the local authority to convene an Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership within guidelines set out in the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership Planning Guidance 2001–2002 published by the then Department for Education and Employment in 2001. The costs of establishing and running those partnerships were not set by Government.