Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 16 December 1986.
I should have thought that the hon. Gentleman would accept my view that local enterprise agencies should be the one-stop shop, providing not only the hand-holding service but the signposting service that is so necessary. They are in a very good position to have strong links with further education colleges, with the small firms service to which I have already referred, and with any available training organisation. I know that the hon. Gentleman supports the local enterprise agency movement, and I welcome his support. Both he and I must try to ensure that every person in the land knows that the local enterprise agency should be the one-stop shop and the first port of call.