Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of staff employed by the Law Officers' Departments are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
Information on the number of staff employed by the Law Officers’ Departments full-time and part-time is available at: www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable
The details for parts (c), (d) and (e) of the question are as follows, as at 31 March 2017:
| (c) less than two years' duration | (d) on an agency basis | (e) zero-hours |
CPS | 185 (3%) | 14 (0.2%) | 0 |
AGO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GLD | 10 (0.5%) | 233 (12.8%) | 0 |
SFO | 29 (5.5%) | 116 (22.2%) | 0 |
HMCPSI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The proportions in each case are a proportion of the staff employed by that Department.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by David Mowat
The number and proportion of staff employed by the Department separated by each contract is given below.
Staff Type | Headcount | % of Total |
Full Time Permanent | 1,119 | 78% |
Part Time Permanent | 201 | 14% |
Less than two years contract | 33 | 2% |
Agency | 90 | 6% |
Zero Hours | 0 | 0% |
Grand Total | 1,443 | 100% |
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the Government of Cameroon to restore peace and democracy to the Anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The British High Commission Yaoundé is closely following the situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon following the demonstrations and strikes by lawyers and teachers. We are engaged with the Government of Cameroon and will continue to raise our concerns with them.
We have called for restraint by all involved, including in the use of force. We have reiterated the obligation to uphold human rights standards and encouraged the use of transparent legal means to address concerns. We have regularly called for issues to be resolved through broad-based dialogue, with a range of interlocutors, and a return to normality in the two regions.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by John Hayes
The following table provides the data requested for the Department for Transport:
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| A | B | C | D | E |
| As at 31/03/2017 | Full-time permanent | Part-time permanent | Less than 2 years | Agency | Zero-hours |
No of staff (headcount) | 15060 | 11023 | 3112 | 754 | 169 | Less than 5 |
Proportion | - | 73.2% | 20.7% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 0% |
The data provided above is to Office for National Statistics standards and both full-time and part-time permanent numbers include staff on loan or secondment.
The Department for Transport consists of the central Department and four Executive Agencies: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, Maritime & Coastguard Agency and Vehicle Certification Agency.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Simon Kirby
As at 31 December 2016, HM Treasury employed the following members on a contract:
Contract type | Number of employees | Proportion of employees |
Fulltime Permanent | 1074 | 89% |
Part-time Permanent | 83 | 7% |
FTC less than 2 years | 50 | 4% |
Details on the number of agency staff can be found in our Workforce Management Information which is published online and can be accessed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmt-workforce-management-information-december-2016
There are currently no employees at HM Treasury working on zero-hours contracts.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter of 1 March 2017 from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West on Making Tax Digital, reference ZA6919.
Answered by Jane Ellison
I replied to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West about Making Tax Digital on 20 April.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Sarah Newton
The Home Office does not employ anyone on zero-hours contracts, the proportion of people employed on the remaining contract types is shown in table 1.
Table 1 - how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Appointment Type | Headcount | % |
a) Full-time Permanent | 22,293 | 69.29% |
b) Part-time Permanent | 6,201 | 19.27% |
c) Less than 2 years duration | 975 | 3.03% |
d) Agency | 1,181 | 3.67% |
e) zero hours | 0 | 0.00% |
f) Other | 1,522 | 4.73% |
Grand Total | 32,173 | 100.00% |
Data Source: Data View - Office for National Statistics compliant monthly snapshot corporate Human Resources data for Home Office. | ||
Period Covered: Figures as at 31st March 2017. | ||
Extraction Date: 1st April 2017. | ||
Organisational Coverage: Figures include Home Office. | ||
Employee Coverage: Data is based on headcount of all paid and unpaid civil servants and non civil servants who were current at 31st March 2017. | ||
Note: 'Other' staff include Incoming Loans & Secondments and Contractors. | ||
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Guto Bebb
The Wales Office is not an employer in its own right. The number and proportion of staff working at the Wales Office on 31 March 2017 is shown below in the categories requested:
Contractual position | Number | Percentage |
(a) full-time permanent | 35 | 78 |
(b) part-time permanent | 4 | 9 |
(c) for less than two years' duration | 4 | 9 |
(d) on an agency basis | 2 | 4 |
(e) zero-hours | 0 | 0 |
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to raise awareness among men about prostate cancer since the 2014 pilot programme run by Public Health England.
Answered by David Mowat
Public Health England’s (PHE’s) be Clear on Cancer ‘Prostate Cancer’ pilot has been passed to Prostate Cancer UK to take forward, with PHE supporting with any future activity.
In addition, the Be Clear on Cancer ‘Blood in Pee’ campaign aims to raise awareness of visible haematuria (blood in the urine) as a possible symptom of bladder and kidney cancer as well as prostate cancer. The campaign ran nationally from 15 February – 31 March 2016, following the successful local and regional pilots. The campaign targeted men and women above 50 years old using a wide range of media, including national television and radio advertising.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
As of February 2017, the latest date for which data is available, the number and proportion of staff employed by the Department is as follows:
a) Full- time permanent - 63 (78%);
b) Part-time permanent - 5 (6%);
c) Contract of less than 2 years - 1 (1%) (Apprentice on a 18-month contract);
d) Agency staff - 5 (6%);
e) Zero hours contract - 0.