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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, who the members of the National Skills Taskforce have been since its inception; what (a) expenses and (b) salary each received; and if he will make a statement. - Inc list and inc ref to 'Skills for all: proposals for...

Asked by

Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 January 2003

For answer on

21 January 2003

Answered on

21 January 2003

Dr. Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills who the members of the National Skills Task Force have been since its inception; what (a) expenses and (b) salary each received; and if he will make a statement. [91658] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Skills Task Force was established as an Executive NDPB by the former Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Blunkett), to advise him on the extent and nature of skills shortages and skills gaps and assist him on the development of a national skills agenda. The Skills Task Force operated from April 1998 to June 2000 under the chairmanship of Chris Humphries, currently Director-General of City and Guilds, and represented the private sector, trade unions, FE and HE, local authorities, and National Training Organisations. A list of members follows. As an Executive NDPB, Task Force members were not paid a salary, only reimbursed for their travelling costs to attend monthly meetings. On 27 June 2000, the Task Force's fourth and final report, "Skills for all: proposals for a National Skills Agenda", was published. The report set out their recommendations drawn from their work programme over the last two years. The Secretary of State for Education and Employment provided a final response to the work of the Skills Task Force in the pamphlet, "Opportunity and Skills in the Knowledge-Driven Economy", launched alongside the "Opportunity for All in a World of Change" White Paper on 13 February 2001. Following these reports, much work has been taken forward that will be reflected in the Government's Skills Strategy which will be published in June 2003. This will be a major cross government strategy drawing together policies for meeting the skill needs of the economy and showing how this will raise productivity. Skills Task Force members _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name Organisation Position Chris Humphries CBE British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), London Director General Chairman of Skill Task Tel. 0207 565 2042 Force Llew Aviss Llew Aviss Associates Tel. 01792 208 558 Managing Director Rita Britton Pollyanna (Barnsley) Ltd. Tel 01226 291 Director 665 Tony Dubbins Graphical, Paper & Media Union, Bedford General Secretary Tel. 01234 351 521 Eric Drewery ABB Ltd., London Tel. 0207 753 2024 Chief Executive Officer John Edmonds GMB, London Tel. 0208 947 3131 General Secretary Denise Hall BT plc, London Tel. 0207 469 2601 Head of Government Health and Education Services Sir Ken Jackson AEEU, Kent Tel. 0208 315 8224 General Secretary Dr. DeAnne Julius Bank of England, London Tel. 0207 601 3788 Member Monetary Policy Committee Eddie Maclntyre CBE Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Principal Creative Studies Tel. 0121 604 1000 (ext. 234) Ashwin Mistry OBE Brett & Randall Insurance Brokers, Managing Director Board Member Leicester Tel. 0116 222 8222 Leicestershire TEC Terry Morgan British Aerospace Centre, Hampshire Tel: Director of Personnel 01252 373 232 John V. Palmer Works from home Tel. 01785 841 664 Chairman--Steel Industry's NTO Chair of Steel Training Ltd. Peter Rainbird CBE Rainbird Group, Essex Tel. 0127 721 5325 Chairman/Chief Executive Chairman, Essex TEC lain Roxburgh Coventry City Council Tel. 02476 831 076 Chief Executive and Town Clerk Sharon Studer 3 COM Europe Ltd., Hemel Hempstead Tel. Vice President 01442 438 017 Julia Tinsley Pitman Training Centre, Sheffield Tel. Director 0114 272 8392 Adair Turner Confederation of British Industry, London Director-General Tel. 0207 867 3203 Prof. Leslie Wagner CBE Leeds Metropolitan University Tel. 0113 Vice Chancellor 283 3100 Anne Weinstock CBE Rathbone CI, Manchester (on secondment to Chief Executive DfEE, Millennium Volunteers Unit, Sheffield) Tel. 0114 259 3595 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

21 January 2003

Reference

91658; 398 c251-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's response to the National Skills Task Force study on literacy, numeracy and skills levels will be co-ordinated across the United Kingdom between his Department and the devolved administrations.

Asked by

Mohammad Sarwar (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 July 2000

Reference

128583; 353 c277W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list (a) the membership and qualifications, (b) the activities and (c) the reports of the Skills Taskforce since its inception. - Inc ref to fact that three interim policy reports, report from IT, Communications and Electronics skills...

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 May 2000

For answer on

24 May 2000

Answered on

24 May 2000

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list (a) the membership and qualifications, (b) the activities and (c) the reports of the Skills Task Force since its inception. [123459] Ms Jowell: [holding answer 23 May 2000]: The 19 members of the National Skills Task Force were appointed by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to serve in a personal capacity. Their names and positions within their respective organisations are listed. The Department does not hold information on members' qualifications. The Task Force was remitted by the Secretary of State to assist him in developing a National Skills Agenda. Meeting monthly since its launch in April 1998, the group has considered a range of themes concerned with skill demand and supply, and recorded its conclusions and recommendations in its reports. It has overseen an extensive programme of original research which provides the evidence base for its conclusions. The Task Force has undertaken over 40 formal consultation events, some with a particular sectoral or geographical focus, and has held a series of bilateral meetings with the main agencies involved in education and training. To date, the Task Force has issued three interim policy reports, covering: a preliminary analysis of skill shortages and gaps, vocational skills for young people, key skills, collection and use of skills and labour market information, upskilling adults and learning in the workplace. Other publications so far are the final report from its IT, Communications and Electronics skills strategy group, a recruitment guide for small businesses, and 19 research papers on various topics. All are available in the Library. National skills task force: Membership _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name Organisation Position Chris Humphries CBE (Chairman) British Chambers of Commerce Director General Llew Aviss Llew Aviss Associates Managing Director Rita Britton Pollyanna (Barnsley) Ltd. Director Tony Dubbins Graphical, Paper and Media Union General Secretary Eric Drewery ABB Ltd. Chief Executive John Edmonds GMB General Secretary Denise Hall BT plc Head of Government, Health and Education Services Sir Ken Jackson AEEU General Secretary Dr. DeAnne Julius Bank of England Member, Monetary Policy Committee Eddie MacIntyre CBE Birmingham College of Food and Tourism Principal Ashwin Mistry OBE Brett and Randall Insurance Brokers Director Terry Morgan BaE System plc HRD Director John V. Palmer Steel Training Ltd. Chairman Peter Rainbird CBE Rainbird Group Ltd. Chairman/Chief Executive Iain Roxburg Coventry City Council Chief Executive and Town Clerk Sharon Studer 3 COM Europe Ltd. Vice President Julia Tinsley Pitman Training Centre Director Adair Turner Confederation of British Industry Director General (formerly) Professor Leslie Wagner Leeds Metropolitan University Vice Chancellor Anne Weinstock CBE Rathbone Cl Chief Executive (currently on secondment to DfEE) _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

24 May 2000

Reference

123459; 350 c556-8W;350 c558-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

1st supplementary on the national skills task force.

Asked by

Lord Whitehead (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 1998

Reference

311 c854-5

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Answered by

Lord Blunkett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 May 1998

Reference

311 c854-5

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Answered by

Lord Blunkett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 May 1998

Reference

311 c854-5

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What steps the Government is taking to tackle skill shortages. -

Asked by

Lord Whitehead (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 1998

Reference

311 c854-5; 40042

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the members of the Skills Task Force indicating the criteria governing their appointment. - Includes list.

Asked by

Ray Powell (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 April 1998

For answer on

24 April 1998

Answered on

24 April 1998

Sir Raymond Powell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the members of the Skills Task Force indicating the criteria governing their appointment. [38869] Dr. Howells: I am very grateful that those listed have agreed to be members of the Skills Task Force. They were chosen on the basis of their knowledge and experience and ability to bring different perspectives to the issues which will be addressed by the Task Force. Members of the Skills Task Force. Chris Humphries--Task Force Chairman Chief Executive, TEC National Council. Director-General elect of the British Chamber of Commerce. Gary Allen Chairman of IMI Plc, past president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, member of the CBI council. Adair Turner Director for the Confederation of British Industry. Denise Hall General Manager, Education, for BT. Llew Avis Personnel Director at Siemens Semiconductor manufacturing plant at Newcastle. Fellow of Institute of Personnel Directors, Chairs the BCC Task Force on Skills. John Palmer Chair of Steel Training Limited, recently retired as manager director of Firsteel Group of Walsall. Peter Rainbird Chair of Essex TEC, Deputy Chair, CITB. Tony Dubbins General Director of Print Workers Union. Ken Jackson General Secretary AEEU. John Edmonds General Secretary GMB. Eddie MacIntyre Principal of Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies. Leslie Wagner Leeds Metropolitan University. Leads for CVCP on employment issues. Iain Roxburgh CE of Town Clerk of Coventry City Council. Anne Weinstock Rathbone CI. Julia Tinsley Pitman Training Centre, Sheffield. Rita Britton Polyannas--Barnsley. Sharon Studer Vice President and General Manager, 3 COM (Remote Access). DeAnne Julius Bank of England. Ashwin Mistry Managing Director, Brett & Randall, Insurance Brokers, Board member, Leicestershire TEC, Careers Service, Ambulance Service and NHS Trust.

Date

24 April 1998

Reference

310 c723-4W; 38869

House

House of Commons

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