Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many away days his Department has held for its officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost of each such event has been.
11 away days were held outside of the Cabinet Office Estate in 2013. These cost a total of £19,386.
1 away day has been held outside of the Cabinet Office Estate so far in 2014. This cost £668.
It is worth noting that although complete data for the Cabinet Office prior to 2010 is not available, this Department's spend on away days was at least £227,680 in 2009-10.