Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what training her 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.

DFID has provided a range of in-house learning on devolution, including one to one training and training tailored for specific teams. Learning material is made available to staff at all grades.

DFID provided two devolution training days (2016 and 2017) with specialist staff and learning materials available in public areas in both London and East Kilbride HQ locations.

A number of DFID staff also attended devolution events run by the Cabinet Office and other UK Government Departments.

DFID has not provided training on inter-governmental relations.

All staff have access to the Civil Service e-learning training related to devolution and inter-governmental relations courses listed below:

1. Devolution and intergovernmental working workshop
2. Devolution and intergovernmental working (online e-learning only)
3. EU exit: devolution settlements and intergovernmental working event (seminar)