Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what childcare facilities his Department makes available for its staff; how much his Department spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those facilities in the last 12 months; and how many of his Department's staff use those facilities.
Answered by Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not administer its own childcare facilities but supports parents to make their own arrangements through a combination of vouchers, allowances and participation in shared schemes, depending on where in the UK, and globally, employees work.
London based staff can make use of the Westminster Holiday Play Scheme organised by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Department does not have details on the number of individual staff members who use the scheme nor the overall cost; however we can confirm a cost of £35 per day/ per child of which the Department contributes £18.
UK Export Finance staff based at 1 Horse Guards Road can access the HM Treasury “holiday clubs” which are totally funded by the employee.
For DIT overseas staff, local arrangements are available within their overseas allowances.
Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff are seconded to his Department; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
Answered by Greg Hands
The number of people currently seconded to the Department for International Trade, and the company/organisation they are from, is shown in the table below:
Organisation | Number of employees |
Allen and Overy | 1 |
Atkins | 1 |
Babcock | 1 |
BAE Systems | 2 |
Homes & Communities Agency | 1 |
House of Commons | 1 |
Leonardo | 1 |
Lockheed Martin UK | 1 |
Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation | 1 |
MBDA | 2 |
NHS England | 1 |
Norton Rose | 1 |
Rolls Royce | 2 |
Shell | 2 |
Watson Farley Williams | 1 |
Total | 19 |