Written question asked by Donald Gorrie (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 December 1998. It was answered by Donald Dewar (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 December 1998 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what plans he has to support open learning courses as an alternative to existing training schemes.

Answer: Mr. Gorrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to support open learning courses as an alternative to existing training schemes. [61540] Mr. Dewar: The Opportunity Scotland consultation paper, published in September set out the Government's commitment to the promotion of learning in all forms, throughout life, and detailed a number of initiatives which will be used for that purpose. Training courses are a particular form of learning and are complementary rather than alternative to any other forms.

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