To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) away days and (b) conferences that took place outside the National School of Government's buildings attended by civil servants in the National School of Government there have been since 2005; and what the cost was of each. (307456)

This is a matter for the National School of Government. I have asked the principal and chief executive to assist by writing to you.

Letter from Rod Clark, dated December 2009:

In the Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 9 January 2007 (Official Report Col 5WS), the then Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (Pat McFadden MP) announced that the National School of Government was now a Non Ministerial Department. Consequently, the Minister for the Cabinet Office has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the National School of Government.

The information requested is not held centrally and is not easy to collect and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.