To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will publish a list of circulars issued to (a) local authorities and (b) schools by his Department in the academic year 2007-08. (223838)

The information is as follows:

(a) In 2007-08, the Department sent a weekly e-mail to the 150 local authorities in England. All e-mails can be downloaded from the Department’s local authorities website at:

www.dcsf.gov.uk/localauthorities/

(b) A regular fortnightly e-mail was sent to schools to inform them of new publications. In addition, the newsletter “Spectrum” provides schools, head teachers and chairs of governors with a summary of all the latest resources, publications, guidance and regulations. It is available online and can also be requested in paper copy.