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896391

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	140635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Civil Service Learning (CSL) provides a range of central learning opportunities, including online and face-to-face training, for all civil servants on devolution and intergovernmental working.</p><p> </p><p>The online ‘Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working’ module, launched in November 2016, is for all new and existing civil servants. Through four online tutorials, video interviews with senior civil servants, and ‘take back to the office’ activities, it explains how the different governments operating in the UK work together, covering devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and intergovernmental relations, as well as the ‘Devolution Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements’. 15 civil servants have engaged with the online training since its release (attached).</p><p>The online ‘Collaboration across departments, government and beyond’ module is for all new and existing civil servants. Through online tutorials, video interviews and supporting materials, it explains about collaborative working with the devolved administrations and other government departments or with private and not-for-profit organisations. 36 civil servants have engaged with the online training since its release (attached).</p><p> </p><p>There are other learning and training initiatives to build capability and raise awareness of devolution across the departments, which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The annual One Civil Service interchange scheme which supports civil servants across the devolved administrations and UK government to learn from each other through networking, shadowing and short term placements - five officials worked-shadowed in the Scottish and Welsh governments in 2017 and the department hosted five officials from all three devolved administrations in March 2018.</li></ul><ul><li>An annual learning week which comprises of presentations that help colleagues build their understanding of devolution and working with the devolved administrations. The next learning week will take place in June.</li><li>A devolution wiki page provides staff with information about the One Civil Service Devolution and You programme and other devolution CSL opportunities.</li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/05/2018 16:14:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Number_of_new_and_existing_civil_servants_who_have_engaged_wit_CSL_modules.doc title Number_who_engaged_with_CSL_modules
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

897933

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	141334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants have access to the central learning offer provided through Civil Service Learning (CSL). There are one-day workshops on understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation and Practitioner levels, which both cover Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. Dedicated training sessions covering specific topics are also available including introductions to Parliament, select committees, debates and voting, pre and post legislative scrutiny, Parliamentary questions, delegated legislation, and primary legislation. A half-day workshop is available on producing effective Explanatory Memoranda to accompany secondary legislation. The Cabinet Office’s Parliamentary Business and Legislation Team provide training to Bill Teams. The Government Legal Department and Parliamentary Counsel run a course on ‘Dealing with Parliamentary Bills for Lawyers’, which covers parliamentary stages and handling. Bespoke sessions for government departments are also available on request.</p><p> </p><p>There is an e-learning course on understanding Parliament, and access to two massive open online courses. These have been produced in partnership between the House of Commons and Future Learn, which is a digital education platform owned by the Open University.</p><p> </p><p>The only course we have a data for is staff who have accessed e-learning training on ‘Parliamentary Processes’:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Started but yet not completed</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fast Stream civil servants receive a Parliament workshop during their induction, covering the role of Parliament in scrutinising government policy. For policy professionals, a Fast Stream Base Camp includes an optional workshop which focuses on the legislative process in both houses, typical timetables and roles of Ministers, Bill Teams and civil servants in delivering legislation.</p><p> </p><p>For senior civil servants, a tailored a one-day workshop, ‘Leading in Parliament’, is available, which covers Parliament’s role, powers and relationship with government, and the day-to-day work of Members. A workshop delivered jointly between CSL and HM Treasury is provided for Accounting Officers. CSL provides a workshop specifically for Senior Responsible Officers with responsibility for secondary legislation. Every department has an Senior Civil Service Parliamentary Champion. There is a buddy system in place between Parliamentary Champions and senior House staff.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide learning opportunities as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Policy Academy event: ‘Law and Policy: when and how to use legislation’ session, which includes secondary legislation and Explanatory Memoranda for Statutory Instruments. This is delivered four times a year with enough places for 100 G7 staff per year.</li><li>‘Introduction to Policy Making’ event that is aimed at people new to policy making and policy delivery.</li><li>The Parliamentary team also deliver training on parliamentary accountability and Handling Statutory Instruments.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/05/2018 16:01:16 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1507140

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for his Departmental staff regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 has been cited by his Department as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	51526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Since the commencement of the Equality Act 2010, we have no record that the Department has cited mandatory training of its employees as a defence against Section 109 proceedings.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 28/09/2022 11:02:03 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

798065

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any major infrastructure projects were invited to send a representative to the seminar on skills held by the Department for Education on 30 November; and if so, which.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL3761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State hosted The Skills Summit on 30 November which was attended by a number of Britain’s business and education experts. The Summit signalled the start of a new partnership between employers and government to drive a skills revolution.</p><p>The department invited representatives from all 15 technical routes, and over 100 organisations attended the Summit. HS2 and Crossrail were invited to the Summit, as well as companies in the transport, engineering and construction sectors.</p><p>We were pleased that Colas Rail, HS2, Kier, Severn Trent, Tarmac and Tomlinson were among the 30 founding Skills Partners announced at the Summit. Skills Partners commit to working with the government to develop the skills of young people from all backgrounds from across the country, offering apprenticeships and work placements to provide a route to employment for people of all ages.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 14/12/2017 17:43:10 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1434294

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to its staff on contract design in each of the last ten years; how many hours of that training has been delivered in each of those years; and if will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	127386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The department does not provide specific contract design training. Aspects of contract design is covered in training on the procurement process or contract lifecycle.</p><p>We do not hold the information on the total amount of hours spent specifically on contract design in each of the last ten years.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 02/03/2022 16:30:02 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1439785

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has implemented a training programme to provide civil servants with skills to support its transition to net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	138194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The department has established a Sustainability and Climate Change unit to co-ordinate and drive activity across the department and its sectors. The division will ensure everyone in the department has the awareness and knowledge needed to support the transition to net zero, using resources being developed within the new Government Curriculum, and through broader support provided by the department’s sustainability experts.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 18/03/2022 13:55:39 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1401829

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training is provided to staff in his Department on avoiding implicit bias in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	101698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The Written Ministerial Statement on Unconscious Bias (December 2020) set out the findings of the ‘Unconscious bias and diversity training - what the evidence says’ report. The findings concluded that there was no evidence that the training changed behaviour in the long term or improved workplace equality. It also found there is emerging evidence of unintended negative consequences. The department has therefore ceased offering Unconscious Bias training.</p><p>The government requested other parts of the public sector, including local government, the police and the NHS, to review their approaches in light of the evidence.</p><p>Since October 2020, the department has provided separate workshops aimed at supporting staff to have informed and productive conversations on the subject of race.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 18/01/2022 15:44:22 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

523460

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that staff in her Department receive religious literacy training.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	39676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to carry out religious literacy training in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Learning, the main training portal for Civil Servants, has a broad range of diversity and inclusion courses, which are available to all civil servants. There is also a two day course covering both Abrahamic and Dharmic religions for officials who need a more in depth understanding to carry out their role.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/06/2016 14:11:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1226773

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in his Department have undertaken unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	77793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested, due to data retention periods. In total, the Department has data to show that 2,139 staff have undertaken Unconscious Bias training in the last two years.</p><p>We hold data for online training for the period from February 2019 to January 2020 and for face-to-face training from July 2018. During the period 1<sup>st</sup> February 2019 - 31<sup>st</sup> January 2020 the number of DfE staff starting the Unconscious Bias learning via Civil Service Learning (CSL) website or Learning Platform for Government (LPG) is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>CSL</p></td><td><p>1230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LPG</p></td><td><p>847</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In July 2018, 62 staff attended face-to-face Unconscious Bias workshops.</del> <ins class="ministerial">Between July 2018 and March 2019, approximately 453 staff booked a place on the face to face Unconscious Bias Workshops.</ins></p><p>All departmental training is promoted via the staff intranet.</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The Civil Service Learning (CSL) site records the most recent date that staff have started the learning, which overwrites previous course completion dates. DfE has parallel run CSL and the new Learning Platform for Government (LPG) from 1<sup>st</sup> October 2019.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/09/2020 17:18:10 question first ministerially corrected 14/09/2020 18:11:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 44801 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1232031

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Department spent on unconscious bias training in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	86150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department pays an annual subscription cost to Civil Service Learning, which includes access to a large number of e-learning packages at no charge. This includes Unconscious Bias e-learning.</p><p>In 2018/19, the Department’s HR records show a spend of £92,500 on face to face Unconscious Bias training.</p><p>The figure provided does not include spending on Unconscious Bias training which may have been arranged by Department local business areas via the Civil Service wide offer or via local procurement routes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/09/2020 15:45:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien