§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. [21505]
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§ Mr. ArbuthnotThis is a matter for the chief executive of the Pay and Personnel Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from A. P. Isaacs to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 29 March 1996:
You asked the Secretary of State for Defence 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.
2. The number of staff recorded as being paid for overtime which took their hours worked to over 48 hours in a week is 10,624 non-industrials and 21,716 industrial staff, which represents approximately 10% and 58% respectively of the Department's staff employed in these groups during the 52 weeks up to the end of February 1996.
3. However, no records are held centrally of the hours worked either by senior staff not eligible for paid overtime or those on flexible working schemes.