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PRU
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
North East	870	1,010	130	130	150
Gateshead	80	90	10	*	10
Newcastle upon Tyne	90	100	10	10	10
North Tyneside	20	90	*	*	*
South Tyneside	60	70	20	20	10
Sunderland	100	130	10	10	10
Hartlepool	20	40	10	10	*
Middlesbrough	100	90	20	20	30
Redcar and Cleveland	20	50	10	20	30
Stockton-on-Tees	70	70	10	10	10
Durham	180	160	10	20	20
Darlington	40	40	10	10	20
Northumberland	80	90	*	*	*

Total all schools
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
North East	6,430	6,930	7,450	8,030	8,400
Gateshead	450	480	520	510	550
Newcastle upon Tyne	700	620	700	670	720
North Tyneside	290	430	470	520	480
South Tyneside	440	470	440	460	500
Sunderland	810	850	960	1,020	990
Hartlepool	310	310	300	390	410
Middlesbrough	530	520	570	580	650
Redcar and Cleveland	240	380	350	520	550
Stockton-on-Tees	380	430	470	570	610
Durham	1,090	1,100	1,220	1,280	1,370
Darlington	270	300	340	350	320
Northumberland	910	1,040	1,120	1,150	1,230
(1) Excludes CTCs and Academies. * = Zero or less than 5. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

Departmental Energy

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the energy (a) rating and (b) band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each of the last three years. [302938]

Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) publishes central Government departments' Display Energy Certificate (DEC) operational
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ratings (building by building level) on their website accessible via the following link OGC- Display Energy Certificate data.

DEC reference numbers for each building can be used to view each advisory report accessible via the following link

https://www.ndepcregister.com/home.html

DECs were required from October 2008 onwards.

Departmental Information Officers

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department. [303593]

Ms Diana R. Johnson: The DCSF has 21.5 full-time equivalent press officers employed by the DCSF permanently, which includes two part-time staff. There is one press officer on a fixed term contract of six months.

Departmental Internet

Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2008-09. [301850]

Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Department does not measure hits but rather measures visitors as more meaningful. The following table outlines visitors for complete months from January 2008.

2008	Visitors
January	756,353
February	626,914
March	612,206
April	566,149
May	553,952
June	875,664
July	803,787
August	446,029
September	693,214
October	697,840
November	623,544
December	472,978
Total	7,728,630
2009
January	688,960
February	625,025
March	769,199
April	639,336
May	699,345
June	841,214
July	799,683
August	617,091
September	932,359
October	976,643
Total	7,588,855

Departmental Rail Travel

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties. [301204]

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Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Secretary of State last travelled by train in the course of his official duties on Thursday 26 November.

Departmental Statistics

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department it publishes. [302339]

Mr. Coaker: The Department for Children, Schools and Families publishes all of its datasets which meet the definition of 'official statistics' set out in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. The statistics are published in accordance with the requirements set out in the 'Code of Practice for Official Statistics' and the 'National Statistician's Guidance on the Presentation and Publication of Official Statistics'.

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