§ Mr. SimonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his budget is for staff training in information and communication technology in this financial year. [173712]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe Home Office and its agencies (excluding non-departmental public bodies) have a total budget of £3,173,608 for staff training in information and communication technology in the financial year for 2004–05. This figure excludes the Prison Service as they have no IT specific budget allocated for training.