Written question asked by Jack Dromey (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 October 2010. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Business Links: Manpower

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Business Link advisers were employed on Train to Gain in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer: Since April 2009 the Train to Gain brokerage service was integrated with Business Link. Business Link advisers give advice and support to employers on skills and where appropriate broker access to Train to Gain-funded provision. While some regions employ a fully integrated model with all advisers working in all support areas, in others, skills brokerage is delivered by dedicated skills advisers. In total 675 Business Link advisers were available to deliver skills brokerage in 2009/10.

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