HC Deb 31 October 1988 vol 139 cc464-5W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information and publicity material has been produced relating to provision of the 1986 and 1988 Education Acts; on what subjects; in what numbers; and at what cost.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Publicity material produced relating to provision of the 1986 and 1988 Education Acts, together with subject detail, quantity and cost is as follows. This list excludes advice contained in Department of Education and Science circulars and circular letters.

Subject Quantity printed Cost £'000
1986 Education Act
Leaflet entitled 'Shouldn't you become a School Governor' 4,000,000 64.2
Poster entitled 'Shouldn't you become a School Governor' 29,500 2.8
Pack entitled 'School Governors from the business community' 25,000 20.0

Subject Quantity printed Cost £"000
1988 Education Act
Booklet entitled 'Education Reform' 500,000 50.0
Letters to governing bodies about the provisions of the Bill 26,150 2.7
Leaflet about City Technology Colleges entitled ' A New Choice of School' 44,500 39.7
Video about City Technology Colleges entitled 'A New Choice of School' 750 64.0
Leaflet for employers on ways of linking with schools 10,000 3.5
Report by Coopers and Lybrand entitled 'Local Management of Schools' 40,000 65.0
Leaflet for School Governors entitled 'A New Role' 790,000 36.4
Report by the Task Group on Assessment and Testing 10,000 30.1
Digest by the Task Group on Assessment and Testing 100,000 19.1
Three Supplementary Reports by the Task Group on Assessment and Testing 20,000 15.7
Proposals of the Secretary of State for Education and Science: 'Mathematics for ages 5 to 16' 100,000 105.8
Proposals of the Secretary of State for Education and Science: 'Science for ages 5 to 16' 100,000 102.1
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education and Science to the Chairmen of School Governing Bodies on Education Reform 25,500 21.1
Letter from the Secretary of State for Education and Science to School Governors on Education Reform 510,000
Guide for County and Controlled School Governors entitled 'A Guide to the Law' 300,000 262.7
Booklet and letter for School Governors on 'How to become a Grant-Maintained School' 100,000 22.7
Bulletin for School Teachers and Governors about the Education Reform Act 750,000 24.5