HC Deb 14 April 2003 vol 403 c507W
Mr. Bercow

To 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. Leslie

The 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.

SI No SI Title RIA
1670 The Boroughs of Halton, Thurrock and Warrington (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2002 No
1689 The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 Yes
1718 (c.48) The Local Government Act 2000 (Commencement No 8) Order 2002 No
1719 The Local Government Act 2000 (Model Code of Conduct) (Amendment) Order 2002 No
1723 The Local Government Commission for England (Winding-Up) Order 2002 No
1751 The Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2002 No
1799 (c.56) The Homelessness Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2002 No
1852 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 No
1878 The Local Authorities (Discretionary Expenditure Limits) (England) Order 2002 No
1912 (c.58) The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1 Savings and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2002 No
1951 The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Trading Fund (Variation) Order 2002 No
2227 The Long Residential Tenancies (Principal Forms) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 No
2244 The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 No
2298 The Local Authorities (Companies) (Amendment) (England) Order 2002 No
2299 The Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 No
2324 The Homelessness Act 2002 (Commencement No.20 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2002 No
2624 The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No.3) Order 2002 No
2682 The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2002 Yes
2683 The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Written Representations Procedure) (England) Regulations 2002 Yes
2864 The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 Yes
2685 The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 Yes
2686 The Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002 Yes
2842 The Architects Qualifications (EC Recognition) Order 2002 No
2871 The Building (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2002 Yes
2872 The Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 Yes
2876 The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen and the City of Peterborough (Changes to Years of Elections) Order 2002 No
2954 The City of Plymouth (Scheme for Elections) order 2002 No
3021 The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 No
3208 The Leasehold Reform (Collective Enfranchisement) (Counter-notices) (England) Regulations 2002 No
3209 The Leasehold Reform (Notices) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2002 No
3264 The Allocation of Housing (England) Regulations 2002 No
5 The Revenue Support Grant (Specified Bodies) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 No
195 The Local Authorities (Alterations of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2003 No
225 The Greater London Authority (Allocation of Grants for Precept Calculations) Regulations 2003 No
248 The Local Authorities (Capital Finance) (Rate of Discount for 2003/04) (England) Regulations 2003 No
329 The Rating Lists (Valuation Date) (England) Order 2003 No
354 The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2003 No
464 The Town and Country Planning (Costs of Inquiries etc.) (Standard Daily Amount) (England) Regulations 2003 No
498 The Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (Amendment) Order 2003 No