§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost was to her Department of media and voice training for Ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123127]
§ Margaret BeckettTo the best of my knowledge, none. However, officials can attend the courses run by the Corporate Development Group under its CMPS banner. Four specifically cover media and voice training. These are Top Management Programme; Creating Personal Impact; Developing Style and Presence; Media Skills. The details requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.