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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 Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Departmental Training

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in his Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure his Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided.
Answer

No Ministers and 13 civil servants received coaching in a foreign language in the period March 2009 to February 2010.The languages covered were French and Arabic, with an expenditure of £20,380.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c147W; 320539
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Languages Treasury
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk