§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will undertake a survey of all offices and agencies for which he has responsibility to ascertain to what extent staff supplying a service to the public are curtailing their work on a Friday afternoon earlier than other days of the week; and if he will make a statement on his policy on hours of staff working each week.
§ Mr. KeyThe staff of the Department and its agency work conditioned hours of 41 per week, including lunch breaks. Some operations in the Historic Royal Palaces Agency and the royal parks division are subject to seven days a week working and these are covered on a roster system. Friday afternoons are treated no differently from other days of the week.