Common Purpose income from Ministry of Work & Pensions
Written answers Hansard Thursday, 26 July 2007
Work and Pensions
Subject : Common Purpose
Philip Davies (Shipley, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department paid to Common Purpose in each of the last five years; for what purpose; and what the outcome of the expenditure was.
Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions) Hansard source
A number of DWP senior managers have attended leadership courses run by Common Purpose in the last five years. The total expenditure for each of the last five years is listed in the following table. The courses have helped improve leadership skills. Given the nature of these courses, they have also helped foster valuable partnerships in the local community which can be used to improve the service offered to our customers.
Total Spend to nearest Pound Sterling
2002-03 43,452
2003-04 72,691
2004-05 48,980
2005-06 43,111
2006-07 31,161
Update 30/11/07 : Go here to Wonko for a vast amount of detail about how Government Departments have spent hundreds of thousands on Common Purpose. e.g
The Department for International Development spent £181,333 helping Common Purpose establish itself in South Africa.
The Ministry of Defence spent £308,525 on Common Purpose between 2002 and 2007
Renew the North West Regional Developmen Agency have a whole year long programme booked for 2008
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29 November 2007
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