§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will state the cost of producing and distributing to schools her recent document about the private finance initiative being used in education. [16479]
§ Mr. ForthThe total cost of designing and printing the document about the private finance initiative in education, "Education means Business" was £101,000. Distribution of one copy to schools cost some £18,400. The chief target audience for the booklet was the business community.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the value and scope of capital spending projects in schools which have taken advantage of the private finance initiative. [16480]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThis information is not available centrally. We are, however, actively reviewing ways in which school-business partnerships may be further encouraged to enable private sector investment and expertise to play its full part in education provision.