Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what childcare facilities her Department makes available for its staff; how much her Department spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those facilities in the last 12 months; and how many of her Department's staff use those facilities.
Answered by Rory Stewart
DFID has 2 HQ buildings in the UK, one in Whitehall and one in East Kilbride. Neither building provides childcare facilities however DFID operates the Childcare Voucher scheme to assist parents of young children with the cost of nursery and after school placements.
Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff are seconded to her Department; and from which companies and organisations those staff are seconded.
Answered by Rory Stewart
As at 31 March 2017, 9 staff are seconded to DFID from organisations as shown in the table below:
Organisation | Number |
Cambridge University | 1 |
Federal Ministry of Economic & Development, Germany | 1 |
Leeds Teaching Hospitals | 1 |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | 2 |
Metropolitan Police | 1 |
NHS | 1 |
Public Health England | 1 |
Thames Valley Police | 1 |
Total | 9 |