HC Deb 29 November 1994 vol 250 cc680-1W
Mr. Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many voluntary schools have ordered copies of the case study booklet on former voluntary schools; and how much her Department spent on the production of the booklet;

(2) how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have ordered copies of the case study booklet on the experiences of grant-maintained primary schools; and how much her Department spent on the production of the booklet.

Mr. Robin Squire

The three "Experiences" booklets about primary, secondary and former voluntary grant-maintained schools each provide factual information on grant-maintained status through case studies of seven schools. It is not possible to disaggregate the production costs of these booklets: the combined total cost of all three booklets was £112,500. To the end of October, some 11,100 copies of the primary booklet, 11,700 copies of the secondary booklet and 10,200 copies of the former voluntary booklet had been distributed. The Department does not keep records of the number of schools ordering these booklets.