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Mr. Laws
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many press releases have been issued by his Department in each (a) year and (b) quarter from 1995–96 to 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [92447]
Mr. Miliband
We are unable to provide the quarterly figures for the number of press releases dating back to 1995 without incurring disproportionate costs.The total number of press releases issued each year between 1995 and 2002 is set out in the table.
| Total number of press releases | |
| 1995 | 472 |
| 1996 | 443 |
| 1997 | 447 |
| 1998 | 598 |
Mr. Miliband
The secondary modern schools which achieved better results at GCSE than the average of 47 per cent. for all-ability comprehensive schools in England in 2001 are as listed:
| Total number of press releases | |
| 1999 | 605 |
| 2000 | 538 |
| 20011 | 395 |
| 20021 | 210 |
| 1 Employment issues were transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001 as part of the machinery of Government changes. This saw a reduction in the number of press releases issued. | |