Staff Training

HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 c381W

Mrs. Peacock

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of his Department's annual budget is spent on staff training; and if he will detail this for each of the last five years.

Mr. Butcher

Departmental expenditure on training over the past three years has been:

	£ million
1983–84	5.2
1984–85	5.8
1985–86	6.6*
* Estimated.

Expressed as a proportion of pay costs, the respective percentages are:

	£ million
1983–84	4.2
1984–85	4.5
1985–86	4.7*
* Estimated.

It is standard practice to use this basis of comparison in which superannuation is included in both training costs and pay costs.

Comparable figures for earlier years are not available.