HC Deb 22 November 2001 vol 375 cc458-9W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much her Department has spent in real terms on advertising campaigns to promote training and education policy in each of the last 15 years. [16098]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 19 November 2001]: The Department's spend on advertising, for each of the last 15 years, is set out in the tables. Within the totals for the Employment Department and Department for Education and Employment there was advertising to promote employment and employability policies, as well as training and education policy. It is not possible to disaggregate this without disproportionate cost.

Prior to 1991–92 the Employment Department agencies (Manpower Services Commission, Training Commission and Training Agency) spent their own publicity budgets. From 1991–92 these were held centrally by the Employment Department. However, because of the way the information is held in our records the figures for the former Employment Department from 1992–93 to 1995–96 do not include expenditure by agencies. The Department for Education and Department for Education and Employment figures also do not include expenditure by agencies and NDPBs.

Real term expenditure is calculated using 1999–2000 base year prices.

Employment Department
£ million
Year Employment department1 Employment department agencies Expenditure of Employment department and its agencies Real terms total
1986–87 12.3 22.8 35.1 59.83
1987–88 4.1 24.3 28.5 46.13
1988–89 4.4 18.1 22.5 34.11
1989–90 1.8 14.8 16.6 23.48
1990–91 7.1 9.9 17.0 22.3
1 Excluding agencies

Employment Department
£ million
Year Original figures Real terms
1991–92 9.2 11.37
1992–93 3.2 3.83
1993–94 7.3 8.51
1994–95 6.5 7.47
1995–96 7.7 8.6

Department for Education
Year Original figures Real terms
1986–87 0.8 1.36
1987–88 0.4 0.65
1988–89 0.7 1.06
1989–90 0.3 0.42
1990–91 2.4 3.15
1991–92 2.6 3.21
1992–93 0.7 0.84
1993–94 1.4 1.63
1994–95 0.1 0.11
1995–96 0.6 0.67

Department for Education and Employment
Year Original figures Real terms
1996–97 7.5 8.12
1997–98 10.0 10.53
1998–99 15.7 16.07
1999–2000 11.9 11.9
2000–01 29.0 28.43

Specialist schools in specified local education authorities—as at 20 November 2001
LEA Name Specialism Character Designated September
Medway Chatham Grammar School for Boys Language Community 2000
Medway Chatham Grammar School for Girls Technology Foundation 1994
Medway Rainham School for Girls Technology Community 1996
Medway Thomas Aveling School (The) Technology Foundation 2001
Somerset Bucklers Mead Community School Technology Community 1996
Somerset Court Fields Community School Technology Community 1998
Somerset Crispin School Technology Community 1999
Somerset Heathfield Community School Arts Community 1997
Somerset Kings of Wessex Community School (The) Technology Voluntary Controlled 2001
Somerset Kingsmead Community School Language Community 2000
Somerset Ladymead Community School Technology Community 1998
Somerset Whitstone Community School Technology Community 2000
Islington, LB of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Language Community 2000
Islington, LB of Mount Carmel RC Girls' School Technology Voluntary Aided 2000
Plymouth, city of Eggbuckland Community College Technology Community 1996
Plymouth, city of Estover Community College Arts Community 1999
Plymouth, city of Hele's School Language Community 2000
Plymouth, city of Lipson Community College Arts Community 1999
Plymouth, city of Parkside Comprehensive School Technology Community 2001
Plymouth, city of Tamarside Community College Technology Community 2000
Wiltshire George Ward School Technology Community 1997
Wiltshire John Bentley School (The) Language Foundation 2000
Wiltshire Kingdown Community School Sports Community 2000
Wiltshire Matravers School Arts Foundation 2001
Wiltshire St. Augustine's Catholic College Technology Voluntary Aided 1998
Wiltshire St. Edmunds Girl's School Sports Voluntary Controlled 2000
Wiltshire St. John's School and Community College Technology Foundation 1998
Wiltshire St. Laurence School Arts Voluntary Controlled 2000
Wiltshire Wyverm College (prey Highbury School) Technology Foundation 1994
Isle of Wight Carisbrooke High School Sports Community 2001
Isle of Wight Ryde High School Language Community 2000
Tower Hamlets, LB of Bethnal Green High School Technology Community 1996

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