§ Ms Christine RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the last five years, what proportion of women employees in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies under the control of his Department,(a) returned to work after childbirth, (b) returned to work after childbirth before the end of maternity leave, indicating the (i) time-range and (ii) mean time; (c) returned to work after childbirth on reduced working hours, indicating the average hours worked and d) returned to work after childbirth full-time and subsequently reduced their hours. [109238]
§ Mr. HainThe Department is committed to facilitating the early return to work of staff who take maternity leave. Flexible working arrangements are available for women who do not wish to return to work full-time after giving birth. The detailed information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.