Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.

Civil Service Learning provides a range of central learning opportunities, including online and face-to-face training, for all civil servants on Devolution and Intergovernmental Working.

Devolution is integral to a number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) training and awareness opportunities available to both MOD civil servants and military personnel to ensure Defence is delivered and understood in a devolved context.

In addition, we work with the Scottish and Welsh Governments to host secondments and interchanges to increase knowledge and understanding of Devolution issues.

Details of these opportunities and training courses are not held centrally by the MOD.