Tag: Chi Onwurah

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 222384, on broadband, what the digital and video on demand outlets were and how much was spent with Facebook.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The digital outlets Facebook, Youtube, Google, Twitter, Mail Online, Telegraph Online, Money Supermarket, Spotify, Xbox, 4^th Screen and Skype.

The video outlets were Videology, ITV.com, 4OD and Demand 5

Facebook spend is £14,898.95

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 Energy and Climate Change, what his Department’s training budget was in each of the last three financial years.

Amber Rudd

DECC’s training budgets for the last three years were:

(£k)	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14
Training budget	3,236	3,052	3,512

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 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:

	11/12	12/13	13/14
Budget	£10,000	£10,000	£10,000

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-09-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2015 to Question 9926, what steps he is taking specifically to support fibre to the premises.

Mr Edward Vaizey

We are proposing action in a number of areas to encourage the market to invest in better fixed communications infrastructure.

We intend to reform the Electronic Communications Code – the statutory framework governing rights of access to private premises. We will be implementing the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive to help reduce the cost of rolling out high speed broadband. We will review the effectiveness of the fixed planning changes introduced in England in 2013 to determine whether they should be made permanent. We will also encourage and support innovative approaches in street works which can lower the cost and speed up deployment of faster broadband.

We will continue to look for new ways to support fixed infrastructure deployment in consultation with industry.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 222384, whether regional data is available on any of the campaign spend.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Regional data is not available on any of the campaign spend as media was bought on a national basis. The purpose of the campaign is to increase public awareness of, and interest in superfast broadband in order to drive take up. The Government’s Superfast Broadband programme is central to the economic growth agenda. Every £1 spent will see a return of up to £20 in net economic benefits with 89% outside of London and the South East.

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 Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Amber Rudd

(£k)	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14
Staff Training	3,364	3,861	4,017

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.