Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The spend on legal fees in relation to Freedom of Information requests is not separately recorded in the department’s accounts system.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what occasions each Minister within his Department has taken domestic flights on official business since May 2010.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Details of all Ministerial overseas travel are published on a quarterly basis and can be found on www.gov.uk/government/publications.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
In common with other Departments, the Treasury pays fees to the Treasury Solicitor's Department for legal advice on a range of issues. The proportion of those fees which relate to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is not recorded.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
HM Treasury sponsors professional development courses for staff to gain a professional qualification and for continuing professional development. There is not a fixed set of courses and options can include both those available through Civil Service professions curricula and academic or accredited professional institutions and associations. A rigorous approvals process is in place to ensure that attendance on professional development courses meets the needs of the job, the department and the profession. Costs will vary because requirements and suppliers vary. The information on actual costs could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as many courses fall within the scope of this question, and the information is not all held in one place.
Asked by: Lord Walney (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.