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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answer

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many rooms are set aside for (a) the use of smokers, (b) worship, broken down by religion and (c) nursing mothers and pregnant women in each building and set of offices for which his Department is responsible. [187318] Mr. Rammell: On the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK estate, there are: No rooms are set aside specifically for the use of smokers; there are, however, licensed bars at the Main Building in London and at Hanslope Park in which smoking is permitted in designated areas. Two rooms are set aside for worship, one in the FCO Main Building in Whitehall and the second at Hanslope Park--both rooms are designated as Multi-Faith. In the Old Admiralty Building (OAB) there are no rooms set aside solely for worship although two meeting rooms have been identified which may be used for multi-faith worship if not being used for their primary purpose. No rooms are specifically set aside for nursing mothers and pregnant women, although First Aid Rooms in the Main Building, OAB and Hanslope Park may be used if desired.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

424 c1546W;424 c1544W; 187318

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Breastfeeding Government departments Pregnancy Offices Religious practice Smoking Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Link

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