Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, 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 Rory Stewart
The number and proportion of staff employed by DFID in the categories requested is shown below:-
. | Number | % as a proportion of total Home Civil Servant (HCS) staff |
Permanent and Pensionable Full Time | 1890 | 87.6% |
Permanent and Pensionable Part Time | 209 | 9.7% |
Less than 2 years duration* | 25 | 1.2% |
Agency contracts | 16 | N/A |
Zero Hours | 0 | 0 |
* - includes Fixed term and Limited term contracts, Loans and Secondments in to DFID who are on payroll as at 31st March 2017
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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 Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
As at 20 April 2017, 37,456 civilian staff were employed by Ministry of Defence. The number and proportion of civilian staff employed on:
The Ministry of Defence does not employ individuals on zero hours contracts.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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 Caroline Nokes
As at March 2017 the Department of Work and Pensions had:
a) 50,035 members of staff employed on full-time permanent contracts
b) 31,875 members of staff employed on part-time permanent contracts
c) 1,661 members of staff employed on Fixed Term appointment contracts of less than 2 years duration
d) the number of staff employed on an agency Contingent Labour basis to cover specific service delivery activities where there is no DWP internal resource are forecast on a monthly basis and clarified retrospectively each quarter. The forecast for March 2017 was 518.
e) No staff are employed on zero hours contracts
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, 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 Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The number and proportion of people employed by the Department for International Trade in the categories requested are shown in the table below.
| Number | Proportion |
Full time permanent contract | 2348 | 75.1% |
Part time permanent contract | 410 | 13.1% |
Contract for less than 2 years | 15 | 0.5% |
Agency contract | 353 | 11.3% |
Zero hours contract | 0 | 0% |
Total | 3126 | 100% |
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 69047, which UK economic sectors have contributed to the 40 per cent growth in UK exports of goods and services to Liechtenstein between 2005 and 2014.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
During the period 2005-2014, ONS statistics show that services represented on average 84% of UK exports to Liechtenstein, within which financial services are likely to have made a significant contribution.
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 guidance his Department has provided to UK Embassies overseas to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is included in their work.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 5 April 2017 - PQ 69539.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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 Mundell
The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 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 Margot James
As at 10/04/2017, The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) employed the following numbers on a contract:
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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 days on average it takes between receipt of an application claiming asylum in the UK and the date of first payment of (a) maternity grant, (b) maternity allowance and (c) maternity pay.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Details of the support available to asylum seekers including payments toward the costs arising from the birth of a new baby can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/asylum-support/overview
Information on the average length of time between asylum application and maternity payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to page 54 of the Government White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the 40 per cent growth in UK exports of goods and services to Liechtenstein between 2005 and 2014.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Liechtenstein is home to around 4,500 companies. HMG’s trade and investment promotion work out of Switzerland includes a business focus on Liechtenstein.