Written question asked by Jim McGovern (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 November 2005. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Flexible Working

Question: (2) how many respondents to the February 2005 consultation document ““Work and Families: Choice and Flexibility”” gave a response to question 20; and what proportion of those responses were supportive of the case for extending the right to request flexible working to carers of adults.

Answer: The Government received 79 responses to question 20 of the Work and Families consultation, which asked what the case is for extending the right to request flexible working to carers of adults. Of these responses just over 90 per cent. were supportive of extending the law to carers of adults.The Government received 67 responses to question 22 of the Work and Families consultation, which asked what the case is for extending the right to request flexible working to parents of older children. Of these responses 80 per cent. were supportive of extending the law to parents of older children.

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