§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons in his Department worked in excess of 48 hours per week in any of the last 52 weeks; and what percentage of the staff employed this represents. [21515]
§ Mr. NorrisAll civil servants in the Department work conditioned hours — that is, 36 hours per week net of lunch breaks in London and 37 hours elsewhere.
103WStaff in senior grades down to and including grade 6 are not entitled to compensation in respect of hours worked in excess of conditioned hours. The Department holds no records which would identify which individuals in these grades had worked more than their conditioned hours or how many hours had been worked.
Staff in grades up to grade 7 are entitled to take time in lieu or to claim overtime in respect of extra hours worked. No records exist in respect of those staff who have made arrangements with their line managers to take time in lieu. Where staff have claimed overtime payments, records are held by the Chessington Computer Centre. Although an analysis of records could be undertaken by the Chessington Computer Centre, this would be at disproportionate cost.