To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many plasma screen televisions his Department has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year.

Records show that the Department procured 17 plasma screens since 2001. The cost of purchasing and installing these screens (excluding VAT) in each such year was £28,281.75 in 2001; £11,764.01 in 2003; £19,134 in 2006 and £15,480 in 2007.

These were mainly purchased to provide a videoconferencing service to the Department's four sites and to stream internal content within the Department.