To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the annual budgets for the proposed (a) Adult Advice and Careers Service, (b) National Employer Service and (c) National Apprenticeship Service will be. (256229)

The Adult Advancement and Careers Service, National Employer Service and National Apprenticeship Service will be integral parts of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and will consequently be funded through the overall SFA budget. Details of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) annual budget are set out in the LSC grant letter 2009-10, located at

www.lsc.gov.uk