Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card in January 2021, what supplies or services were purchased from the UK Hypnosis Academy on 3 and 21 January 2021, and for what purpose were they purchased by his Department.

The spend in January 2021 covered Learning & Development courses for DIT staff members, comprising wellbeing strategies and standard management tools for staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The courses were delivered via Microsoft Teams videoconference. The course did not involve hypnosis, nor include any hypnosis related training.