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77334

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>2010 -</p><p>· Edward Davey, former Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs: June 2010; John Hayes, former Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning: June 2010; Baroness Wilcox, former Parliamentary Under Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills: June 2010: £2,100</p><p> </p><p>2012</p><p>· Jo Swinson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport): October 2012 £2,200</p><p>· Matthew Hancock, Minister for Skills (jointly with Department for Education) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: October 2012 £2,200</p><p> </p><p>2013</p><p>· Viscount Younger, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: May 2013; £3,300</p><p> </p><p>2014</p><p>· Jenny Willott - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs: March 2014; £3,300</p><p> </p><p>These training sessions would have covered television, radio and journalist interviews. There are no costs associated with Social Media training.</p><p> </p><p>The department organises media training for ministers to help them undertake their official duty as spokespersons for the Department. Every effort is taken to ensure value for the tax payer.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:57:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77335

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not maintain a register of subscriptions to magazines so an answer cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. The Department does not subscribe to any TV channels and only uses Freeview.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:59:50 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77336

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties in his Private Office.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in this Department. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:42:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77338

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many awaydays his Department has held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on Directorate away days or the cost of them as each event is held only when needed and not on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:45:09 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77352

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Communities and Local Government has not spent any money on (a) media training or (b) social media training for Ministers in the Department since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I note that the Parliamentary record states that Ministers in the last Administration from 2008 to 2010 spent £2,115 on public speaking training and £650 on professional development (as outlined in 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 966W).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 21/07/2014 15:11:12 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77354

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department subscribes to Swets Information Services Ltd and Jones Yarrell Leadenhall Ltd for our newspapers and magazines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department spent £113,308 on newspapers, periodicals and magazines in 2009-10; this was reduced by 78% to £24,879 in 2013-14 and we are taking further steps to reduce administrative spending across the board.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On television channels, we do not currently subscribe to any channels. By contrast, the Department under the last administration spent £5,549 on premium Sky channels, which included television for the (now closed) Darts Bar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 21/07/2014 15:16:20 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77372

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not spent any money on refurbishing gymnasium and leisure facilities, cafeterias and interior decoration during 2013 and 2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2006 and 2010, the previous Government spent £14.2 million refurbishing Sanctuary Buildings.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:50:10 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77373

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No money has been spent on either media training or social media training for my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, her predecessor or other ministers in the Department for Education since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has curbed spending on all communications activity, bringing the central costs of communication down from £54 million in the last year of the previous administration to £12 million in 2011-12, and down to under £1 million in 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 16:51:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77471

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The spend analysis system in the Department does not have a specific category for magazine subscriptions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to paying the license fee, the Department subscribes to a House of Commons television service provided by Chubb Information Systems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2014 15:14:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77474

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	205361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is provided in the table below:</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisational unit</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>a) </strong></p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>a) </strong></p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>b) </strong></p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>b) </strong></p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>c) </strong></p><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>c) </strong></p><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DfT Central</p><p>- Headquarters building<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£107,593</p></td><td><p>£104,830</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Rail Accident Investigation Branch</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£1,715</p></td><td><p>£978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£21,252</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Agency</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£896</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£12,646</p></td><td><p>£25,770</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Interior decorations relate to legal (lease) obligations as well as spend associated with refurbishment undertaken to improve space efficiency.</p><p>2) Costs relates to headquarters refurbishment undertaken to improve space efficiency following lease exit.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/07/2014 15:16:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter