Tag: 2015

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

Andrea Leadsom

The table below shows how much HM Treasury spent on training in the last six full financial years, and the training budget for each of those years.

Financial Year	Total staff training costs	Training budget
2013/14	£774,689	£1,494,452
2012/13	£656,790	£1,697,037
2011/12	£819,847	£2,147,479
2010/11	£1,169,237	£1,793,392
2009/10	£2,369,560	£2,908,638
2008/09	£2,282,714	£3,125,260

Records on number of staff training days are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.

HM Treasury provides guidance to staff including managers that all civil servants are entitled to a minimum of 5 days a year for learning which can include training, seminars, mentoring, and other professional and job-based development.

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 Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

Anna Soubry

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on the 3 March 2015 to Question 224510.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=224510

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.

Amber Rudd

DECC encourages all staff to take at least 5 days of targeted learning and development each year. This forms part of our commitment to the Civil Service Capabilities Plan.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

Dan Rogerson

The Core Department does not budget at a level of detail that allows for the identification of annual training budgets. The information requested can therefore not be provided.

The table below sets out details of spend on training within Core Defra in the last three complete financial years. This information can also be found in the Department’s published Annual Reports and Accounts.

Financial Year	Spend on Training (£000)
2011-12	1,191
2012-13	1,353
2013-14	1,105

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Like all organisations we invest in training and developing staff. It helps us to provide the best service to the UK and deliver value for the taxpayer. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold central records for all Learning and Development spend. Individual Directorates and overseas Posts each have a devolved budget for learning and development. Amounts vary. To obtain a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated to learning and development will incur disproportionate cost. Based on the records we do hold, the total amount allocated to learning and development during the past 3 years were: 2011-12: £18,931,475 2012-13: £17,722,379 2013-14: £17,805,262 These figures cover the costs of all courses, including language training. It also includes the associated running costs (including salaries) to deliver learning and development in the UK and our 270 overseas posts. The data for 2014/15 is unavailable.

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 Justice, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The Ministry of Justice has made an offer to invest in the equivalent of five targeted learning days a year for each member of staff. This learning takes many forms to suit both the learner and the business, including e-learning, coaching, mentoring, work-based learning, job shadowing and face-to-face learning.

The Ministry devolves budgets for training to its agencies, business groups and non-departmental bodies. These budgets are managed locally and the Ministry does not record this information centrally. Furthermore, the definition of training varies from one business area to another. Therefore to establish the Department’s training budget, amount spent on training and an average number of training days taken would require a Ministry-wide survey of all its local business areas and non-departmental public bodies. This would incur a disproportionate cost.

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