Wales written question – answered at on 13 December 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the (a) cost to the Department, (b) title and (c) location was of each training course organised by his Department for its staff in each financial year since 1997–98.
The Wales Office was created in July 1999 and has 57 staff.
(a) In-house training was provided by the National Assembly for Wales under a Service Level Agreement until June 2003 and is now provided by the Department for Constitutional Affairs. There is no cost to the Wales Office for such training except for travel and subsistence for trainers. The costs for travel and subsistence are nil for years 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02. In 2002–03 we spent £1,856 and in 2003–04 £2,230.
(b) and (c) Courses arranged specifically for Wales Office staff are normally held in our buildings in London and Cardiff and have included:
Course | Date |
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Performance Awareness | April 2002 |
Equality Awareness | July and August 2002 |
Pension Choices | September 2002 |
Evidencing Competences | December 2002 |
Records Management/Data Protection | January 2003 |
Selection Interviewing | February and April 2003 |
Performance Management | February and March 2003 |
Freedom of Information | April 2003 |
Reward and Recognition Scheme | May 2003 |
DCA Induction | September 2003 |
Away Day Training Event | February 2004 |
Health and Safety | March 2004 |
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