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77328

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels the Law Officers' Departments fund.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Department has a contract with the Parliamentary Television Service. The other Law Officers’ Departments do not have any television subscriptions.</p><p>A table listing the online and print magazines subscribed to by the Law Officer’s Departments has been deposited in the Library of the House. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not have any magazine subscriptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 15:03:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ205336 - AGO magazines and publications.docx title AGO - LOD's subscriptions
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77329

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many awaydays the Law Officers' Departments have 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	205288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office held an away day in each of 2013 and 2014, but at zero cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) Board held an all day off-site business meeting in June 2014. Some TSol teams have similarly held off-site business meetings details of which are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate has not held any away days during this period.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) held an away day for its senior management team on 26-27 November 2013. The SFO has not held any other away days for staff in 2013 and 2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not centrally record the number of away days which its staff may have attended and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:48:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77332

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the Law Officers' Departments' 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	205320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in the Law Officers’ Departments. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:57:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
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

77358

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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	205322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text DCMS policy on alcohol consumption on the premises is that, managers are expected to ensure that office parties do not cause disruption to the work of the office, and that drinking during working hours does not otherwise impact on the performance and reputation of the Department. In addition, all civil servants are expected to carry out standards of behaviour as set out in the Civil Service Code. Private Offices are subject to the same policy as the rest of DCMS. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 08:48:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77370

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	Mass Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on subscriptions to magazines is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not fund any subscriptions to television channels. The Department receives the Parliamentary Television Service which provides Ministers and officials with access to direct television feeds from Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 14:58:26 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77371

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	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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	205323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s conduct policy gives clear guidance on standards of behaviour expected from staff.</p><p> </p><p>It applies to all employees regardless of their team, office or position in the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 21/07/2014 14:58:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter