§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Government have spent on education in Somerset in each of the financial years since 1996–97, broken down by areas on which the funding has been spent. [28743]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is contained in the following table:
Somerset £million SSA Grants Total Cash 1996–97 150.908 1.558 152.465 1997–98 150.711 6.912 157.623 1998–99 165.321 2.392 167.713 1999–2000 175.623 6.161 181.784 2000–01 186.168 16.266 202.435 2001–02 194.974 24.882 219.855 Change1 44.066 23.324 67.390 Real terms: prices2000–01 1996–97 166.659 1.720 168.379 1997–98 161.463 7.405 168.868 1998–99 172.299 2.493 174.792 1999–2000 178.722 6.269 184.992 2000–01 186.168 16.266 202.435 2001–02 190.218 24.275 214.493 Change1 23.559 22.555 46.114 1 Change since 1996–97 Notes:
- 1. Figures reflect Education SSA plus all school related revenue grants.
- 2. Real terms figures are calculated using GDP deflators published by the Treasury 20 December 2001.
- 3. 2001–02 figures are provisional.
§ Mr. Liddell-GraingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much her Department spent on advertising in Somerset between 31 December 2000 and 31 December 2001. [28744]
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§ Mr. Ivan LewisIn the period 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2001, the Department for Education and Skills spent £11,513 on advertising on Somerset local radio. There was no expenditure on advertising in Somerset local press.
People living in Somerset will also have been exposed to national advertising run by the Department for Education and Skills. It is not possible to calculate what percentage of spending on television advertising can be allocated to Somerset because half of the county falls into the HTV West television region and the other half falls into the West Country television region.