The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what guidance her Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
Mr Desmond Swayne
Cabinet Office advises departments that staff should aim to have at least 5 days per year training and development.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the UN World Food Programme in Syria in ensuring that food parcels reach their intended recipients.
Justine Greening
DFID has applied a rigorous process of due diligence to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) as we do with all our partners in Syria and DFID staff in the region are in regular contact with WFP staff.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will meet the Religious Liberty Commission to discuss placing respect for religious freedoms at the heart of development policy.
Mr David Lidington
Freedom of religion or belief is a priority for this government. We are keen to do all we can to advance it, working in co-operation with non-governmental organistions and the international community. My Noble Friend, The Right Hon. Baroness Anelay of St. Johns would be happy to meet with the Religious Liberty Commission, in the same way as we regularly meet the organisations from which its membership is formed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in her Department was in each of the last three financial years.
Mr Desmond Swayne
Responsibility for training in DFID is decentralised to departments and country offices. We do not maintain a central record of the training undertaken by individuals. To gather the information retrospectively would incur disproportionate costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Mr Desmond Swayne
The majority of Training and Development Budgets are allocated by individual DFID Departments and Country Offices, and therefore providing this information can only be achieved at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Mr Desmond Swayne
Spend on Training and Development is managed through individual DFID Departments and Country Offices, and therefore providing this information can only be achieved at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
Karen Bradley
Managers in the Home Department have received the following guidance on the number of days learning and development, including formal training, that should be provided to staff :"Every civil servant should be spending at least 5 days a year on their own learning and development targeting those skills they most need for their current and future roles."
We do not collect data centrally on all aspects of learning and development that are used to develop staff skills nor on training budgets so this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Expenditure in the Home Department on training for the past 3 financial years was:
2011/12: £14,860,807
2012/13: £16,986,868
2013/14: £24,715,417
The increase in training expenditure figures in the last two years was a result of developing skills across the Home Office and in particular training new officers recruited in UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Her Majesty’sPassport Office and Border Force.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
Karen Bradley
Managers in the Home Department have received the following guidance on the number of days learning and development, including formal training, that should be provided to staff :"Every civil servant should be spending at least 5 days a year on their own learning and development targeting those skills they most need for their current and future roles."
We do not collect data centrally on all aspects of learning and development that are used to develop staff skills nor on training budgets so this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Expenditure in the Home Department on training for the past 3 financial years was:
2011/12: £14,860,807
2012/13: £16,986,868
2013/14: £24,715,417
The increase in training expenditure figures in the last two years was a result of developing skills across the Home Office and in particular training new officers recruited in UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Her Majesty’sPassport Office and Border Force.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in her Department was in each of the last three financial years.
Karen Bradley
Managers in the Home Department have received the following guidance on the number of days learning and development, including formal training, that should be provided to staff :"Every civil servant should be spending at least 5 days a year on their own learning and development targeting those skills they most need for their current and future roles."
We do not collect data centrally on all aspects of learning and development that are used to develop staff skills nor on training budgets so this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Expenditure in the Home Department on training for the past 3 financial years was:
2011/12: £14,860,807
2012/13: £16,986,868
2013/14: £24,715,417
The increase in training expenditure figures in the last two years was a result of developing skills across the Home Office and in particular training new officers recruited in UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Her Majesty’sPassport Office and Border Force.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many awards of damages have been awarded in respect of cases in which police officers from each police force caused substantial damage during the execution of a police raid or warrant in each of the last five years.
Mike Penning
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act Code of Practice B governs the searching of premises and the seizure of property from those premises by police officers. This includes the conduct of officers executing a search warrant (see paragraphs 6 to 6.15) and a note on compensation matters (see note 6.A). A copy of the PACE Code of Practice B can be found at GOV.UK.
The execution of a search warrant is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of the force concerned and so too is the consideration of damage claims which, as PACE Code B makes clear, will depend on the circumstances in each case.
The Department does not hold or collect data concerning the number of awards of damages paid out by police forces.