HC Deb 12 July 1999 vol 335 cc49-50W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is the total budget announced since May 1997 for(a) lifelong learning development plans, (b) qualifications, (c) drug prevention, (d) youth service, (e) school security and (f) ethnic minority pupil achievement; and what amount and what percentage of that budget in each financial year is to be (i) spent within his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (ii) allocated in grants; [90558]

(2) if he will list actual and planned expenditure in each of the last three financial years by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on (a) market research, (b) conferences, (c) direct mail, (d) advertising, publicity and publications, (e) opinion polling, (f) web sites, (g) hospitality, (h) central administration costs and (i) external consultants and advisers in relation to (1) lifelong learning development plans, (2) qualifications, (3) drug prevention, (4) youth service, (5) school security and (6) ethnic minority pupil achievement; [90551]

(3) if he will list actual and planned expenditure in each of the last three financial years by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on (a) market research, (b) conferences, (c) direct mail, (d) advertising, publicity and publications, (e) opinion polling, (f) web sites, (g) hospitality, (h) central administration costs and (i) external consultants and advisers in relation to (1) infant class size reduction, (2) Phases 1 and 2 of the New Deal for Schools, (3) removal of outside toilets, (4) energy management and (5) asset management plans; [90550]

(4) what is the total budget announced since May 1997 for (a) reduction in infant class sizes, (b) Phases 1 and 2 of the New Deal for Schools, (c) removal of outside toilets, (d) energy management and (e) asset management plans; and what amount and what percentage of that budget in each financial year is to be (i) spent within his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (ii) allocated in grants; [90549]

(5) if he will list actual and planned expenditure in each of the last three financial years by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on (a) market research, (b) conferences, (c) direct mail, (d) advertising, publicity and publications, (e) opinion polling, (f) web sites, (g) hospitality, (h) central administration costs and (i) external consultants and advisers in relation to (1) school effectiveness and improvement, (ii) specialist schools, (iii) beacon schools, (iv) school leadership, (v) advanced skills teachers and (vi) numeracy consultants and leading maths teachers; [90552]

(6) if he will list actual and planned expenditure in each of the last three financial years by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on (a) market research, (b) conferences, (c) direct mail, (d) advertising, publicity and publications, (e) opinion polling, (f) web sites, (g) hospitality, (h) central administration costs and (i) external consultants and advisers in relation to (1) health education partnerships, (2) Year 6 booster classes, (3) books for schools and (4) the children's parliament; [90554]

(7) what is the total budget announced since May 1997 for (a) school effectiveness/improvement, (b) specialist schools, (c) beacon schools, (d) school leadership, (e) advanced skills teachers, (f) numeracy consultants and leading maths teachers; and what amount and what percentage of that budget in each financial year is to be (i) spent within his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (ii) allocated in grants; [90555]

(8) what is the total budget announced since May 1997 for (a) health education partnerships, (b) Year 6 booster classes, (c) books for schools and (d) children's parliament; and what amount and what percentage of that budget in each financial year is to be (i) spent within his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (ii) allocated in grants; [90557]

(9) what is the total budget announced since May 1997 for (a) early years training and development for three and four year olds, (b) early excellence centres, (c) national literacy strategy in primary schools, (d) national numeracy strategy in primary schools, (e) nursery education grant and (f) family literacy; and what amount and what percentage of that budget in each financial year is to be (i) spent within his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies and (ii) allocated in grants; [90556]

(10) if he will list actual and planned expenditure in each of the last three financial years by his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies on (a) market research, (b) conferences, (c) direct mail, (d) advertising, publicity and publications, (e) opinion polling, (f) web sites, (g) hospitality, (h) central administration costs and external consultants and advisers in relation to (i) early years training and development for three and four year olds, early excellence centres, (iii) national literacy strategy in primary schools, (iv) national numeracy strategy in primary schools, (v) nursery education grant and (vi) family literacy. [90553]

Ms Estelle Morris

A reply to these questions would involve disproportionate cost. General information on expenditure by the Department for Education and Employment, agencies and non-departmental public bodies is given in the annual Departmental Records, copies of which are held in the Library.

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