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Departmental Training

Volume 497: debated on Wednesday 14 October 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course. (289676)

The number of external training courses attended by staff totals 180. The total cost of external training over the last 12 months was £216,274.91. The cost for each session is set out in the following table.

Cost (£)

2008

July (Courses = 13)

331.67

200

850

428

2,600

331.67

331.67

1,350

2,300

2,250

345

895

310

August (Courses = 9)

300

899

1,500

1,470

1,100

160

2,250

480

480

September (Courses = 15)

2,100

1,470

1,470

2,200

4,500

315

1,750

2,000

230

1,360

2,000

850

300

283

275

October (Courses = 22)

761.7

480

495

76.5

795

499

1,220

365

905

1,350

365

783.75

488.55

1,500

1,755

1,150

1,940

550

1,940

480

1,395

1,259.1

November (Courses = 23)

765

1,775

2,500

1,365

430

315

85

1,100

1,250

1,360

775

1,799

2,300

108

400.5

227

801

245

480

480

480

480

300

December (Courses = 16)

760

315

1,500

630

1,100

2,500

1,550

1,360

940

10,000

2,250

2,500

1,550

395

340

650

2009

January (Courses = 12)

1,000

170

300

480

845

1,100

1,210

315

1,590

395

3,000

3,000

February (Courses = 16)

6,500

872.1

872.1

967

967

1,365

315

2,250

890

1,585

1,440

1,695

700

395

395

395

March (Courses = 20)

480

1,490

1,600

235

935

755

1,760

1,365

1,470

2,500

1,799

430

430

480

480

480

4,250

100

494.1

967

April (Courses = 10)

140

140

700

1,470

1,460

630

480

1,500

480

480

May (Courses = 14)

999

140

2,500

3,660

665

1,600

630

990

2,275

1,620

1,550

1,500

1,290

805

June (Courses = 10)

430

1,350

920

2,500

10,500

1,111.5

1,998

230

855

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