Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 12 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2003. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost, including setting of examinations, printing, postage, marking and publishing SATs at Key Stage II was in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost, including setting of examinations, printing, postage, marking and publishing SATs at Key Stage 2 was in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [144625] Mr. Miliband: The costs of setting the exam, printing, postage, marking and publishing of the Key Stage 2 tests are as follows: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Key Stage 2 Amount Test development, pre-testing and level setting 1.25 Test printing 0.65 Test distribution 0.55 Marking 10.43 National data collection 0.85 Results publication 0.9 Total 14.63 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The costs relate to the 2003 Key Stage 2 tests with the exception of results publication which are for the 2002 tests. Publication figures for 2003 will not be available until the cycle has finished. The figures relate to the test cycle and not a financial year.

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