§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [21514]
§ Mr. BoswellThe number of staff recorded as being paid for overtime work which took their hours worked to over 48 hours net in any one week in the 12 months to February 1996 is 1,611, which represents 23.9 per cent. of this Department's staff.
No records are held centrally of the hours worked either by senior staff not eligible for paid overtime or by those on flexible working schemes.