Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Thursday, 13 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 July 2000. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 20 July 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people have taken advantage of individual learning accounts in (a) the UK, (b) Teesside Region and (c) the constituency of Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 18 July 2000).

Answer: Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have taken advantage of individual learning accounts in (a) the UK, (b) Teesside Region and (c) the constituency of Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East; and if he will make a statement. [131209] Mr. Wicks: [holding answer 18 July 2000]: From April 1999 to the end of April 2000 a total of 125,992 accounts had been opened through Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs). The national framework for Individual Learning Accounts became partly operational on 12 June 2000 since when an additional 8,000 Individual Learning Accounts have been opened with the national Individual Learning Accounts Centre. Tees Valley TEC have opened 4,682 Individual Learning Accounts of which 840 are held by people in the Middlesbrough South and Cleveland, East constituency. By April 2001 we aim to have 500,000 Individual Learning Accounts opened rising to a million by April 2002.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 354 c301-2W; 131209
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Lifelong education Training and enterprise councils Tees Valley Middlesbrough Individual learning accounts
Contains statistics: Yes
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