The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value of contracts her Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Mr Desmond Swayne
We do not hold information in the form requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release Damian Green: new rehabilitation powers for magistrates, published on 25 March 2014, when he plans to publish a White Paper on magistrates’ reform.
Mike Penning
The Government has no plans to publish a White Paper on magistrates’ reform before the General Election. The role of magistrates will be reviewed again once our rehabilitation and summary justice reforms have bedded down.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what input Rail North will have into formulating the response to the consultation for the Northern Rail and TransPennine express franchise; and whether this response will be a joint response with his Department.
Claire Perry
We have been working closely with Rail North on the response to the Northern and TransPennine Express consultation, which has been developed jointly and will be published as a joint document.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Alun Cairns
As a small Government Department we use the buying power of larger government departments to procure services, primarily the Ministry of Justice, and we do not therefore possess the information requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the European Social Fund Operational Programme for 2014-20 has been agreed with the European Commission; and when he expects funding from that programme to be released to local enterprise partnerships.
Esther McVey
We are working closely with the European Commission on the Operational Programme, and expect that agreement will be reached shortly, after which we plan to invite applications for funding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
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 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 Tom Watson on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence and Security Review will address the issues identified in Joint Doctrinal Note 2/11, the UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Michael Fallon
The next Strategic Defence and Security Review will be a matter for after the General Election.
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 the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in his Department was in each of the last three financial years.
Amber Rudd
DECC does not hold this information centrally. Gathering this information from individual and local records would incur disproportionate costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Walley on 2015-02-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce biodiversity offsetting; and whether ancient woodland will be exempt.
George Eustice
The Government is not proposing any policy change regarding biodiversity offsetting at this point. As recommended by the Environmental Audit Committee and others, Defra waited for – and is considering – the report on the six offsetting pilots before making any further decisions.
The Government has always been clear that any policy change regarding offsetting would not alter existing protections in the planning system such as those for ancient woodland.