To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost is of the current advertising campaign for foundation degrees. [134976]

The current Foundation Degree advertising campaign commenced August 2003 and will run until end March 2004 at a total cost of £2,800,000. This figure includes extensive national press, targeted trade and business press and on-line advertising. Of the total figure, £850,000 is for a national press and local radio campaign planned for the new year.