To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1888W, on departmental training, which Ministers have attended the Action Learning Set course; and what the cost of the course was. (268957)

The cost of the course was £500.

Identifying Ministers who undertake training would, or would be likely to, discourage participation in future training sessions, acting as a disincentive for Ministers to undertake formal professional development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many training courses were taken by (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years; and what the cost of training was in each year. (265306)

DCMS is committed to developing our staff and also ensuring that they have the right skills and expertise to enable them to work effectively.