§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what child care facilities her Department588W provides for its employees; what facilities were provided in 1992; and how many employees have used child care facilities in each year since 1992. [6465]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 28 November 1996]My Department, excluding agencies, offers employees a subsidised nursery place and a subsidised holiday play scheme. The nursery place has been available since November 1993. Two members of staff have made use of the place.
The Westminster play scheme, which caters for children aged between five and 12 years during main school holidays, has been used by staff since the summer of 1994. Staff used the scheme on two occasions in 1994, five in 1995 and twice this year.