§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much the Department has spent on staff training and development in each of the last five years. [61062]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999.
Since then my Department has spent £10,486 in 1999–2000, £21,364 in 2000–01 and £10,058 in 2001–02. My staff also has access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities through the Scottish Executive for which there is no charge to my Department.