Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to its staff on contract design in each of the last ten years; how many hours of that training has been delivered in each of those years; and if will make a statement.
The department does not provide specific contract design training. Aspects of contract design is covered in training on the procurement process or contract lifecycle.
We do not hold the information on the total amount of hours spent specifically on contract design in each of the last ten years.