Mr. Jackson:

Training and enterprise councils are required to set out in their business plans how they intend to offer suitable training to people with special needs and those returning to the labour market. Those plans form the basis of their contract with my Department and a substantial proportion of the £1·7 billion spent through TECs on employment training and youth training go to people with special needs and to women returners.

In addition, we have the £35 million of resources for ET targeted at those with special needs which was announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the other day.