§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage 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. [15224]
§ Mr. DorrellThe provision of child care facilities within my Department is two-fold: one nursery place for a child aged between six months and five years at the Stepping Stones nursery based at Napier Hall, Pimlico. A female senior information officer in this Department used the nursery between November 1993 and August 1994. Since that date, no DNH member of staff has expressed an interest in securing a place at the nursery. My Department has therefore offered the place to the Department of the Environment on a temporary basis.
DNH staff can also use places at the Westminster holiday playscheme which caters for children aged between five and 12 years old and which operates during all the main school holidays. The playscheme is currently used by two DNH female members of staff at grade 7 level.