Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.

The Home Office is committed to raising the capability of its staff on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament.

The related training packages are for those working in the Policy Profession which are tailored to their Home Office business areas; and those with spe-cific roles or groups of officials. The main key training packages include: In-duction: An Introduction to Parliament; and The Parliamentary Processes.

The Home Office also provides on demand internal and informal training to Policy professionals supporting continuous learning and building capability and expertise.

Precise numbers could only be provided at disproportionate cost; as informal learning is undertaken with the business itself and where data is not captured.