§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies receive paid leave to undertake union duties; how many days they are allocated; and what has been the cost to public funds in 2002. [106738]
§ Mr. LeslieThe number of staff who received paid leave to undertake union duties (excluding health and safety activity) in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, including Government Offices, its Executive Agencies and NDPBs is 97.5 (the majority are part-time representatives). The total number of days allocated to the staff is 2,055. The costs of time spent on industrial relations and/or trade union activities, based on average salary costs is £261,778.
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