HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc108-9W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many(a)schools and (b)local groups benefited from a local authority-run (i) pedestrian and (ii) cycle training courses in 2001. [45664]

Mr. Jamieson

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much of his Department's road safety publicity budget was spent on producing television filler advertisements in 2001; and how much it intends to spend on producing television filler advertisements in 2002. [46236]

Dr. Whitehead

The Department committed approximately £230,000 to producing television filler advertisements in 2001–02; these will be aired from 2002 onwards. It intends to commit approximately £200,000 in 2002–03, covering, among other things, horse riding, mobile phones and bad weather.