HC Deb 30 March 1995 vol 257 cc737-8W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the child care or nursery facilities within his Department; and what is the breakdown in their use(a) by grade and (b) by gender.

Mr. Goodlad

The FCO has 10 places for the under-fives at nurseries in London and 22 places in a workplace nursery for staff working at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes.

The places are allocated as follows:

Grade Male Female
DS5/HCS6 1 1
DS6/SEO 2 -
DS7/HEO 4 2
DS9/EO 4 5
DS10/AO - 4

Note:

Figures include four children with both parents employed by the FCO.

FCO provides holiday playschemes in London and ODA sites in East Kilbride and at NRI Chatham. Over the last 12 months play scheme places have been used by staff in the following grades:

Grade Male Female
DS4/HCS5 2
DS5S/HCS6 2
DS5/HCS7 6 1
DS6/SEO 4 2
DS7/HEO 8 7
DS9/EO 4 7
DS10/AO 3 5
S2/PS 6
Support Grades 1