§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many persons in his Department worked in excess of 48 hours per week in any of the last 52 weeks; and what percentage of the staff employed this represents. [21510]
§ Mr. NewtonWithin the last 52 weeks, 10 Privy Council Office staff worked paid overtime which took their hours above 48 in a week, and two more received payments in recognition of hours worked on a similar scale. In aggregate, they constituted just over 30 per cent. of the Department's total staff. The hours worked by Ministers and senior staff not eligible for paid overtime are not recorded, nor are records kept of the hours worked in individual weeks by staff on flexible working schemes.