§ Dr. FrancisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much financial support the Government has given, in the past three years, for initiatives to promote lifelong learning and adult education to(a) the BBC, (b) ITV companies, (c) Channel 4, (d) Channel 5 and (e) independent local radio stations. [82886]
§ Margaret HodgeThe direct spending of my Department over the last three years to promote lifelong learning and adult education has been:
£000 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 BBC 93 64 123 ITV companies 915 4,994 7,767 Channel 4 336 2,037 3,747 Channel 5 96 562 1,113 Independent local radio stations — — — These figures do not include promotional activity undertaken by Non Departmental Public Bodies as we hold no central records of their activity in this area.