Education: Newspaper Press

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many supplements in newspapers were funded by (a) his Department and (b) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in the last 12 months; and how much was spent in each case. (132235)

The number of supplements in newspapers funded by the Department and the QCA in the last 12 months is as follows:

*(a) The Department for Education and Skills*
Date	Newspaper	Subject	Cost (£)
6 March 2007	Guardian supplement	14-19 Reforms	42,000
30 March¹	TES supplement	14-19	51,406
October 2006	Guardian supplement x2 Society/Education	Every Child Matters	120,000
15 June 2006	Evening Standard—London Schools Supplement	London Challenge,	60,000
¹ Joint with the QCA

*(b) the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority*
Date	Newspaper	Subject	Cost (£)
8 February 2007	SecEd supplement	Preparing for the future—secondary curriculum review explained	22,120.55
1 February	SecEd supplement	Preparing for the future—14-19 reforms explained	20,000
3 April 2007	Guardian Education supplement	Freedom to learn	66,975

Volume 459: debated on Tuesday 1 May 2007