§ 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 2002. [106769]
§ 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 during 2001–02.
Number of TU representatives Percentage 2001–02 0–10 11–49 50–99 100 Total Cost (£) Industrials 335 117 22 21 515 1,118,327 Non-Industrials 633 125 23 33 814 2,355,010 We do not collect the information for trade union representatives in the Service Museums which are non-departmental public bodies.