§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in each of the last four years. [36197]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence does not record paid time off for trade union duties by days but by percentage of their overall work time. The following table shows the number of employees who are allowed paid time off for trade union activities, the percentage of their time allowed and the cost for each of the past four years.
Numbers of TU representatives percentage 0–10 11–49 50–99 100 Total Cost (£) 1997–98 Industrial 478 64 11 21 574 788,576 Non-industrial 722 113 13 37 885 1,858,958 1998–99 Industrial 455 66 12 19 552 920,671 Non-industrial 824 105 17 35 981 2,265,064 1999–2000 Industrial 426 71 16 24 538 1,228,087 Non-industrial 758 108 27 34 927 2,037,451 2000–01 Industrial 360 89 17 21 487 1,123,993 Non-industrial 700 106 21 36 863 2,181,641 We do not collect the information for trade union representatives in the Service Museums which are non-departmental public bodies.