§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress is being made in introducing more flexible working patterns for the Civil Service.
The Paymaster General (The Earl of Caithness)The use of flexible working patterns in the Civil Service is an important support to efficiency and effectiveness, helping recruitment and retention and making possible improvements in the quality of service to the public. The Civil Service now provides a wide range of working patterns of considerable flexibility which are being increasingly used by departments. HM Treasury has today published a booklet entitledMade to Measure—Patterns of Work in the Civil Service, which describes many of the working patterns available to managers and staff. Copies of the booklet have been placed in the Library of the House.