The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
Kris Hopkins
DCLG does not centrally collate details of the number of days training undertaken. To collate this information would incur disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
Kris Hopkins
All civil servants are encouraged to undertake a minimum of five learning and development days a year. This includes formal training, e-learning, job shadowing, mentoring, coaching and various other development activities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Kris Hopkins
This Government has taken a series of steps to save taxpayers’ money and improve overall quality of the training provision.
Civil Service Learning was established in April 2011 in response to a wide ranging review of the delivery of training across the Civil Service. The new model is delivering better value out of its investment in training, reducing duplication in procurement and making greater use of the external market to provide the training which the Civil Service requires.
Budgets were £670,000 in 2011-12, £991,000 in 2012-13 and £930,000 in 2013-14. Outturn spending came in under budget, thanks to the efficiencies we have delivered.
This budget compares to outturn spending of £2.1 million in 2008-09 and £2.3 million in 2009-10.
I would also observe that my Department has reduced total staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Kris Hopkins
This Government has taken a series of steps to save taxpayers’ money and improve overall quality of the training provision.
Civil Service Learning was established in April 2011 in response to a wide ranging review of the delivery of training across the Civil Service. The new model is delivering better value out of its investment in training, reducing duplication in procurement and making greater use of the external market to provide the training which the Civil Service requires.
The figures below illustrate the spending on the category ‘training’ over the past six years, to illustrate the efficiencies we have achieved. The dip in spending in 2011-12 was a consequence of the transition from the old regime to Civil Service Learning.
2008-09: £2,080,738
2009-10: £2,309,137
2010-11: £1,312,688
2011-12: £377,521
2012-13: £767,549
2013-14: £667,618
I would also observe that my Department has reduced total staffing costs from £218 million a year in 2009-10 to £95 million in 2013-14.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Hollingbery on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of minor developments which will be built in the next five years; and what assessment he has made of in which towns and cities the greatest numbers of such developments will be built.
Brandon Lewis
We now have a locally-led Planning system. As a result the Department does not hold projections of future planning applications, nor does it publish forecasts of housing completions. However the National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities to identify, update annually and publish a deliverable five year housing land supply. Local planning authorities are expected to report on progress on delivery of new homes through their Authority Monitoring Reports.
In addition, the Department publishes official statistics on planning applications including those on minor sites, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-applications-statistics
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Mrs Helen Grant
The total spent on Staff Training over the past 3 years is as follows:
2014/15 £174,347**
2013/14 £225,289
2012/13 £133,106
** current to 31st Dec 2014
(Figures are net of recoverable VAT)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Mrs Helen Grant
DCMS training budget over the last 3 financial years:
Year Budget
| Financial Year | Budget |
| 2014/15 | £250,000 |
| 2013/14 | £315,000 |
| 2012/13 | £315,000 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
Mrs Helen Grant
In line with the Civil Service wide commitment, DCMS provides guidance to staff and managers encouraging them to spend at least 5 days a year on their learning and development.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
Mrs Helen Grant
We do not have this information. Records of completed learning and development activities are kept by staff as part of their performance development plans and discussions with line managers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC about the funding of the BBC and its regional programming.
Mr Edward Vaizey
I have not held any recent discussions with the BBC regarding future funding.