§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how much of the budget for the Bugbusters programme has been spent to date; and of that amount how much has been spent on(a) training, (b) administration and (c) publicity; [61174]
(2) how many training courses have been accredited on the Millennium Bugbusters programme; and how many people have completed such courses to date. [61175]
§ Mr. MudieAs at 27 November 1998, the number of people who had started Bug Buster Training was 1,364, of the number 947 had completed their training. The total number of Millennium Bug Accredited Training Providers is 155 and they have available 1,270 Accredited Training Courses.
82WExpenditure brought to account on the Bug Buster Programme in the year to date is £551,000; of this amount £350,000 has been spent on developing training courses and on administration, £135,000 on advertising and publicity costs and £66,000 on training.
All figures relate to England.