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Written question asked by Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) on Monday, 1 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 March 2010. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Departmental Training

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in her Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure her Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided.
Answer

There has been no centrally organised foreign language coaching for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in Cabinet Office in the last twelve months. All Cabinet Office Management Units have delegated responsibility for their training budgets. This enables them to fund learning and development. Information on attendance and cost is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c298W; 320410
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Languages Training Cabinet Office
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk