To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in her Department undertook courses funded by the Department for (a) undergraduate degrees, (b) postgraduate degrees or diplomas, (c) Masters degrees, (d) MBA degrees and (e) PhD degrees in the last 12 months, broken down by pay band. (242142)

The following table shows the number of staff who were sponsored by the Department in the last 12 months to undertake degree courses up to PhD level. These figures do not include those who were sponsored to undertake professional courses which are equivalent to degree level and above.