§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the cost of producing the White Paper "Excellence in Schools"; and how many copies have been printed. [8639]
§ Mr. ByersThe cost of printing the White Paper was met by the publishers, The Stationery Office. The Department met the cost of design, photography and typesetting which amounted to some £78,700 including VAT. Sixty thousand copies have been printed but I understand that a reprint of a further 1,500 copies has now been put in hand by The Stationery Office.
§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the cost of producing the video accompanying the White Paper, "Excellence in Schools"; and how many copies have been produced. [8646]
§ Mr. ByersThe cost of producing the video and reproducing 30,000 copies, 28,000 of which will be distributed in September to all schools in England, is expected to cost £131,300 including VAT.
§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many organisations have been sent a copy of the White Paper, "Excellence in Schools". [8637]
§ Mr. ByersThe White Paper has been sent to all schools, with separate copies to headteachers and chairs of governing bodies, all Further Education institutions, all local education authorities, all MPs and a wide range of other interested organisations and individuals.