§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what childcare provision is
East Kilbride London Cost to parents £10 annual registration fee per family £7.00 per child per day £16.11 per child per day paid by DFID of which £8.05 per child is paid by the parent Number of parents using the facilities: 1996–97 19 20 1997–98 15 17 Proportion of total staff in DFID using facilities: 1996–97 3.8% 3% 1997–98 3.3% 2.8% Providing access to the holiday playschemes is only one of a range of family friendly policies that are available to staff. Other benefits include paid maternity leave at full pay, paternity leave, extended career breaks (up to a maximum of five years) and special leave for domestic emergencies. To help staff balance work and family life, they are also able to apply to work part-time or flexible hours, to job-share or to work from home.