§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff in her Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid716W leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in each of the last four years. [36211]
§ Dr. HowellsDuring this period there was no industrial action in the Department or its agencies. The time scale for response to this question does not allow for this information to be obtained for non-departmental public bodies.