§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123137]
§ Maria EagleThe Department for Work and Pensions was formed on 8 June 2001 from parts of the former Department of Social Security, parts of the former Department for Education and Employment. Information on media training is not held centrally for the period of 1997 until June 2001.
No media or voice training has been provided for Ministers, at a cost to the Department, since June 2001 to date.
Costs for media training for Departmental Press Office Staff is as follows:
£ 2001–02 2002–03 National Press Office 20,230 12,044 Regional Press Offices 24,283 22,344