Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many away days her Department has held for its officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost of each such event has been.

Information on the number of DFID away days and the costs incurred is not held centrally and precise information is not readily available.

Away days for Department for International Development (DFID) staff are overwhelmingly undertaken on DFID or Other Government Department premises where there is little or no cost involved.