§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants have applied under new Working Time Regulations to work from home, broken down by gender; and how many requests have been successful in each case. [149214]
§ Mr. PearsonThe number of applications to work from home made by civil servants employed in NI Departments and the Northern Ireland Office under the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (which came into effect on 6 April 2003), and the number of successful requests, are shown in the table.
The procedures and timescales to be followed are specified in the Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003.
Also shown are the number of applications received since 6 April 2003 under existing work-life balance provisions, made outside the scope of the legislation, and the number of successful requests.
Requests under legislation Requests made outside the scope of the legislation Requests for home-working since 6 April 2003 Male Female Total Male Female Total Applications 13 3 6 3 13 6 Successful applications 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 One application currently under consideration.