To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by his Department on staff away days in the last 12 months. (153273)

No separate record is held of the amount spent on staff away days in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in the last 12 months. The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by his Department on (a) staff and (b) communication training in the last 12 months. (153274)

In the Department for Culture, Media and Sport we spent £601,689 on staff training during the last 12 months. We are unable to provide information on communications training as we do not categories information on spend in a way which would enable us to identify expenditure on communications training.