Written question asked by Sydney Chapman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2004. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what research his Department has undertaken to ascertain the willingness of employers to pay for training. - Inc ref to Learning and Training At Work Survey and "The Nature of Training and Motivation to Train in Small Firms" by John Kitching and Robert Blackburn, both reports in Library.

Answer: Sir Sydney Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research his Department has undertaken to ascertain the willingness of employers to pay for training. [203998] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department has not commissioned any research specifically to investigate the willingness of employers to pay for training. However, the Learning and Training At Work Survey in 2000 researched how much employers do pay for training and the 2002 report "The Nature of Training and Motivation to Train in Small Firms" by John Kitching and Robert Blackburn contains a section on the barriers to training (including financial barriers). Both reports are in the House of Commons Library.

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