§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of the staff of his Department are(a) job sharing, (b) term working and (c) engaged in another form of flexible working. [42421]
§ Mr. BradshawThe FCO has 44 people job-sharing (0.78 per cent. of FCO staff), two people term working (0.03 per cent. of FCO staff) and 130 people engaged in198W other forms of flexible working ie part-time, home working and compressed hours (2.3 per cent. of FCO staff).
Other arrangement include staggered hours, flexi-time and home working.
The FCO is actively exploring the scope to offer increased flexibility to staff in order to meet the growing demand for a healthy work/life balance and to improve our record on diversity. This has the personal support of the Secretary of State.