Media Training (Hansard, 18 July 2003)

HC Deb 18 July 2003 vol 409 cc811-2W 812W

§ Mr. Flight
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123132]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has spent a total of £405,664 on media and voice training from April 1997 to end March 2003. The training was for officials only.
The table as follows shows expenditure per annum.

£

Year Amount

1997–98 59,732

1998–99 59,732

1999–2000 15,705

2000–01 96,941

2001–02 101,523

2002–03 109,193

Total 405,664

£
Year	Amount
1997–98	59,732
1998–99	59,732
1999–2000	15,705
2000–01	96,941
2001–02	101,523
2002–03	109,193
Total	405,664