To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many schools in my constituency (a) were working with creative partnerships in 2007 and (b) are planning to work with creative partnerships in 2008. (187266)

[holding answer 20 February 2008]: I have been asked to reply.

Seven schools in the Bassetlaw constituency worked with Creative Partnerships in 2007.

Creative Partnerships has continued to work with six of these schools this year and expects to work with a number of new schools in Bassetlaw in the next financial year. Final decisions on this will be made shortly in consultation with Nottinghamshire county council.