§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the child care and nursery facilities within his Department; and what is the breakdown in their use(a) by grade and (b) by gender. [15239]
§ Mr. JackDuring the last six months MAFF has increased the number of subsidised nursery places available to MAFF and agency staff from 48 to 84. Seventy-five of these places are currently taken up. A 33-place nursery is under construction at the Central Science Laboratory"s new site at Sand Hutton, near York, which is due to open in 1996.
Current use by grade and gender is as follows:
Grade or Equivalent Gender 4 Female G7 5 Male 9 Female SEO/SSO 3 Male 15 Female HEO/HSO 6 Male 17 Female EO/SO 6 Male 8 Female AO 2 Male AA 1 Female Support Grades 1 Female Twenty of these places are used by families where both parents work for MAFF. The higher grade has been used in the breakdown of users.
Holiday playscheme provision is available to staff based at a number of sites throughout the country. The facilities are available to all grades and use varies during the year.