§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the cost of training for (a) councillors and (b) officers if new cabinet structures in local government are implemented. [110645]
§ Ms ArmstrongThe extent to which councils will need to direct their training programmes for councillors and officers to cover the new cabinet structures will depend upon local circumstances, including the details of any cabinet structure that they are proposing to adopt.