Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s publication of electronic purchasing card spending over £500 for January and February 2021, for which teams agile training courses were purchased from Tobias Mayer on (a) 19 January 2021 and (b) 2 February 2021; what activities were involved; and how many individuals took part.

The agile training courses purchased from Tobias Mayer on (a) 19 January 2021 and (b) 2 February 2021 were both certified Scrum Master workshops. The training was an introduction to the framework and application of Scrum, which is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products and processes. Both events were attended by one member of staff each.