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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years, what proportion of women employees in his Department (a) returned to work after childbirth, (b) returned to work after childbirth before the end of maternity leave, indicating the (i) time-range and (ii) mean time,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years, what proportion of women employees in his Department (a) returned to work after childbirth, (b) returned to work after childbirth before the end of maternity leave, indicating the (i) time-range and (ii) mean time,...
Asked by
Caroline Flint
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2000
For answer on
21 February 2000
Answered on
21 February 2000
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, what proportion of women
employees in his Department (a) returned to work after childbirth, (b) returned to work after childbirth before the end of maternity
leave, indicating the (i) time-range and (ii) mean time, (c) returned to work after childbirth on reduced working hours, indicating
the average hours worked and (d) returned to work after childbirth on full-time hours and subsequently reduced their hours.
[108861]
Mr. Ingram: During the five years 1994-95 to 1998-99 the proportion of female staff who returned to work after childbirth was as
follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year Percentage
1994-95 90
1995-96 88
1996-97 86
1997-98 97
1998-99 92
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The majority of the remaining staff took a career break immediately after maternity leave.
The vast majority of these staff required only the 14 week period of paid maternity leave; a very small number took advantage of a
further period of unpaid maternity leave.
The information requested on average hours worked after returning from maternity could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Executive agencies; Government departments; Maternity leave; Working hours; Northern Ireland Office
Date
21 February 2000
Reference
344 c719-20W; 108861
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provisions are made available to Departmental staff for (a) maternity leave, (b) maternity pay, (c) paternity leave, (d) parental leave, (e) flexible working hours, (f) part-time work, (g) job-sharing, (h) leave to care for sick children, (i) home-working, (j) term-time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what provisions are made available to Departmental staff for (a) maternity leave, (b) maternity pay, (c) paternity leave, (d) parental leave, (e) flexible working hours, (f) part-time work, (g) job-sharing, (h) leave to care for sick children, (i) home-working, (j) term-time...
Asked by
Caroline Flint
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2000
For answer on
21 February 2000
Answered on
21 February 2000
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provisions are made available to Departmental staff for (a)
maternity leave, (b) maternity pay, (c) paternity leave, (d) parental leave, (e) flexible working hours, (f) part-time work, (g)
job-sharing, (h) leave to care for sick children, (i) home-working, (j) term-time contracts, (k) annual hours contracts, (l) child
care allowances, (m) careers leave and (n) career break schemes; and what criteria are used to judge eligibility in each case.
[108841]
Mr. Ingram: The information requested is given in the following table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Provision in NIO (HCS and NICS) Eligibility criteria
(a) Maternity leave A total of 52 weeks' maternity leave is Available to all female staff who have
available; this includes 14 weeks' paid completed one year's paid service
leave and a further 4 weeks on Statutory
Maternity Pay (SMP)
(b) Maternity pay As above As above
(c) Paternity leave Three days' paid leave of absence per Available to all male staff, including
child those on temporary and fixed term
contracts
(d) Parental leave New legislation effective from 15 December Available to all permanent staff employed
1999 entitles employees to 13 weeks' for more than one year; leave must be
unpaid parental leave for each child born taken before child's fifth birthday
after that date
(e) Flexible working hours Flexible working hours are available to Available to all staff subject to the
staff working in Belfast. The introduction overall efficiency of the Department
of a similar scheme for staff in the
London Office is under consideration
(f) Part-time work Part-time working and job-share All staff at all grades are eligible to
arrangements are in operation at various apply. Requests approved on the basis of
grade levels throughout the Department personal and business needs
(g) Job-sharing
(h) Leave to care for sick children Special leave, both paid and unpaid, is Available to all staff at all grades. Each
available at departmental discretion. New case considered on its merits
legislation effective from 15 December
1999 gives employees a right to
"reasonable" time off work to care for
dependents
(i) Homeworking No formal arrangements exist Individual arrangements were made for a
member of staff to work from home
part-time
(j) Term time contracts As above Staff have been granted unpaid leave
during school holidays
(k) Annual hours contracts Does not apply in NIO --
(l) Child care allowances Assistance with the cost of pre-school All permanent staff with pre-school age
child care is provided via a voucher children who employ a legally authorised
scheme child care provider are eligible to apply
(m) Careers leave Unpaid special leave to undertake a All permanent staff are eligible to apply.
full-time course of study and sabbatical Each case considered on its merits
leave for promising officers to develop
and broaden their experience
(n) Career break scheme Career breaks available for periods of not All permanent staff are eligible to apply
less than one year and no more than 5
years
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Government departments; Parental leave; Pay; Paternity leave; Maternity leave; Working hours; Northern Ireland Office; Flexitime; Job sharing; Career breaks
Date
21 February 2000
Reference
344 c720-2W; 108841
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what childcare provision was made available in the financial year 1998-99 for use by his departmental staff; what was the cost to parents of this childcare; and how many parents used the facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what childcare provision was made available in the financial year 1998-99 for use by his departmental staff; what was the cost to parents of this childcare; and how many parents used the facilities.
Asked by
Caroline Flint
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2000
For answer on
21 February 2000
Answered on
21 February 2000
Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what child care provision was made available in the financial
year 1998-99 for use by his departmental staff; what was the cost to parents of this child care; and how many parents used the
facilities. [108855]
Mr. Ingram: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, on 15
February 2000, Official Report, columns 517-20W.
Within the NIO, parents are assisted with the cost of pre-school child care by means of a voucher scheme. During the year 1998-99,
expenditure on child care vouchers amounted to £31,400 and a total of 48 parents (approximately 3.2 per cent. of all staff) received
assistance.
Subjects
Childcare; Costs; Executive agencies; Government departments; Nurseries; Northern Ireland Office
Date
21 February 2000
Reference
108855; 344 c720W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on award of George Cross to the RUC and on its future role.
Supplementary on award of George Cross to the RUC and on its future role.
Asked by
Caroline Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
24 November 1999
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Police; Royal Ulster Constabulary
Date
24 November 1999
Reference
339 c603
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons