§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much has been spent by her Department on training in leadership skills for Ministers and officials in each of the last five years. [52710]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Lord Chancellor's Department has spent the following amounts on training in leadership skills for officials in each of the last five years:
£ 2001–02 451,491 2000–01 351,703 1999–2000 157,740 1998–99 1165,000 1997–98 Nil 1 This is the total amount spent on training consultancy during 1998–99, which includes some expenditure on leadership skills training. During the period 2000–02, the Lord Chancellor's Department utilised £250,000 from the Invest to Modernise Fund, established by the Cabinet Office to support training in leadership skills as part of the civil service reform programme. This amount is included in the above figures.