The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office’s training budget in each of the last three financial years is shown below:
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11/12 |
12/13 |
13/14 |
|
|
Budget |
£10,000 |
£10,000 |
£10,000 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
David Mundell
The Scotland Office’s expenditure on training in each of the last three financial years is shown below:
|
|
11/12 |
12/13 |
13/14 |
|
Outturn |
£3,111 |
£7,314 |
£9,118 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2015-02-12.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Committee holds on what income local authorities receive from the sale of electoral registers to the private sector.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission does not hold this information.
However, the Commission’s guidance to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) recommends that EROs maintain a record of the transactions of sales of the registers, which should be available for public scrutiny. The cost of purchasing electoral registers is prescribed in legislation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will conduct or commission an investigation into the knock-on effects of current engineering works at London Bridge.
Claire Perry
Network Rail and train operators Southern and Thameslink are fully aware of the issues that caused the disruption to services into London Bridge from 5 January. Since that date they have worked closely to resolve these issues and improve reliability.
Network Rail, Southern and Thameslink have committed to incorporate lessons learned from these events into the planning of future phases of work at London Bridge. They will also incorporate lessons learnt from the disruption seen at Kings Cross and Paddington over Christmas and the recommendation included in the recent ORR report into these issues.
I do not consider a further investigation necessary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
Claire Perry
In line with the Civil Service Reform Plan, the Department for Transport recommends that its entire staff undertake a minimum of five days learning and development per year.
This includes a wide range of learning for example, on the job training, e-learning, classroom training and coaching or mentoring.
The department encourages all staff to undertake at least five days a year of development via its internal communications and links this to development opportunities throughout the year.
Managers are also advised to discuss staffs development needs as part of the performance management process and how to access learning – e.g. via Civil Service learning (CSL).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Claire Perry
The Department for Transport is committed to building a strong skills base and views investing in its people’s development as being critical to its success.
In the last three financial years, the Department has spent the following on training:
· 2013-14 – £4,703,015
· 2012-13 – £4,440,087
· 2011-12 – £3,433,400
The Department for Transport consists of a central department and five executive agencies. These are:
· Highways Agency
· Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
· Maritime & Coastguard Agency
· Vehicle Certification Agency
· Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (the Driving Standards Agency and the Vehicle & Operator Services Agency merged on the 1st April 2014).
The Government Car & Despatch Agency (GCDA) ceased to be an executive agency on the 1st October 2012 when its functions were transferred to the central department.
The figures for the former Government Car Despatch Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency are not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Claire Perry
The Department for Transport has and continues to make a significant investment in learning and development for its staff.
In the last three financial years, the Department’s original training budgets were as follows:
· 2013-14 – £12,882,894
· 2012-13 – £11,526,697
· 2011-12 – £11,155,906
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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.
Claire Perry
The Department for Transport encourages staff to take full advantage of the wide range of development available and to undertake at least five days a year of development.
Staff in the Department has undertaken the average number of day’s formal development over the last three financial years:
· 2013-14 – 4.5 days
· 2012-13 – 3.5 days
· 2011-12 – 4 days
In addition to this, staff have engaged in a good deal of informal development which is not easy to capture for example on the job training, coaching and mentoring.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, 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.
Alun Cairns
The average number of formal training days undertaken by staff at the Wales Office in the last three financial years is shown below:
|
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
2.2 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Alun Cairns
The Wales Office budget for training over the last three financial years is set out below:
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Financial Year |
Training Spend (£) |
|
2012-13 |
25,000 |
|
2013-14 |
25,000 |
|
2014-15 |
20,000 |