Written question asked by David Chaytor (Labour) on Thursday, 14 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 1999. It was answered by George Mudie (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 January 1999 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many people have telephoned the Learning Direct helpline during each month of its operation. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have telephoned the Learning Direct helpline during each month of its operation. [66353] Mr. Mudie: There were 406,069 successful callers to the Learning Direct helpline during the period from its official launch on 25 February to the end of December 1998. A monthly breakdown is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number February 5,241 March 15,654 April 11,970 May 165,816 June 78,272 July 23,400 August 28,987 September 26,710 October 21,496 November 15,314 December 13,209 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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