Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of her Department have been so assessed to date.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my Rt. Hon. Friend for Thornbury and Yate, Steve Webb, on Monday 13th October 2014, to PQ UIN 208864.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
Since May 2010, 202 core Defra staff have transferred to the private sector.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 35W on nurseries, whether his Department claims tax relief against the cost of such workplace nurseries.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
Defra does not claim tax relief against the cost of running workplace nurseries as it does not pay corporation tax.
Asked by: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of employees in his Department of what (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
Answered by Dan Rogerson
Information for core Defra staff is as follows.
Grade | Gender | Compressed Hours | Term Time Working | Part Time |
AA
| Male Female | 0% 0% | 0% 0% | 0% 60% |
AO | Male Female | 0% 0% | 2% 1% | 2% 14% |
EO | Male Female | 1% 2% | 0% 1% | 2% 18% |
HEO | Male Female | 1% 1% | 0% 0% | 4% 20% |
SEO | Male Female | 2% 4% | 0% 1% | 5% 21% |
Grade 7 | Male Female | 2% 5% | 0% 0% | 5% 28% |
Grade 6 | Male Female | 5% 5% | 0% 0% | 10% 21% |
SCS
| Male Female | 2% 0% | 0% 0% | 5% 23% |
Notes:
The term “reduced hours” has been interpreted as meaning part-time working.
Other information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only by incurring disproportionate costs.