Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.

This information is not centrally held.

Line managers have a responsibility for ensuring that staff are not working excessive hours, and the department is compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants' working hours.

DIT is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its members of staff and has appropriate policies to support this alongside a Departmental Health and Wellbeing Plan implemented in January 2019, which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.