§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many persons in her Department worked in excess for 48 hours per week in any of the last 52 weeks; and what percentage of the staff employed this represents. [21582]
§ Mr. SproatThe number of staff recorded as being paid for overtime which took their hours worked to over 48 hours in a week is 65, which represents 18 per cent. of the Department's staff.
No records are held centrally, however, of the hours worked either by senior staff not eligible for paid overtime or other staff who choose not to claim overtime, or those on flexible working schemes.