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Departmental Higher Education

Volume 485: debated on Monday 15 December 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff in his 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. (242134)

Reporting the number staff in the Department for International Development (DFID) who undertook the funded courses (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, could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Approximately 100 sub-departments and overseas offices within DFID are responsible for arranging and financing further and higher education. Information on the number and grades of staff undertaking such courses is not held centrally.