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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

77330

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 much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Attorney General's Office have not received any media or social media training which incurred expenditure from the public purse since the general election in 2010. There are no ministers in the other Law Officers' Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 15/07/2014 09:18:10 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

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

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

77347

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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	205316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the former Economic Secretary to the Treasury, <a title="Our page on Justine Greening - 'the right hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening)'" href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?m=40490" target="_blank">Justine Greening</a>, on 19 October 2012, <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?pop=1&amp;s=date:20101020+column:808+section:wrans" target="_blank">Hansard, column 546W</a>. No Treasury Ministers have received formal media or social media training in the intervening period.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:48:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77350

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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	205300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The department does not hold a central record of away days for officials and the information cannot be provided within the disproportionate costs threshold. The cost of each event cannot be broken down.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2014 15:51:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
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

77355

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 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	205289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the last Labour Government, DCLG spent £196,585 on “away days” in 2008-09 and £137,678 in 2009-10. We have cut costs to just £272 in 2013 and to zero in 2014. This has resulted in notable savings to taxpayers. A table with details is attached.</p><p>These significant reductions in spending are a consequence of revised guidance to staff that team away days should take place at no or limited cost; this has included encouraging the use of rooms in the Department or a neighbouring Whitehall Department.</p><p>This is a significant departure from the expensive practices that took place under the last Administration, which included booking away days in luxury hotels, restaurants and a burlesque club.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/12/2014 17:17:40 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 0378 Slaughter - Table.docx title Table of Awaydays
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77356

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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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	205290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department's accounting system does not record expenditure on away days separately from other staff training and development costs. To identify and summarise these costs for the period requested would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/07/2014 11:25:15 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77359

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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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	205306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State &amp; the ministers in the Department have not undertaken (a) media training (b) social media training in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/07/2014 11:24:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter