Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 26 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 March 2002. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 March 2002 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many members of his staff in each of the past two years have been granted a day's paid leave to work as a volunteer; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Answer: Bob Russell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many members of his staff in each of the past two years have been granted a day's paid leave to work as a volunteer; and if he will make a statement. [39731] Mr. Leslie: A survey of Cabinet Office staff in 2001 indicated that at least 4.7 per cent. of staff undertook a wide range of voluntary activities. Records of special paid leave are not held centrally, however, and it is therefore not possible to say how many applications for special paid leave were specifically for volunteering. Cabinet Office has always supported the civil service tradition of allowing both paid and unpaid leave for voluntary public duties, and the Department's provisions allow staff the opportunity to do voluntary work of any kind on at least one day a year without loss of pay.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 39731; 381 c255W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Civil servants Government departments Leave Voluntary work Cabinet Office
Contains statistics: Yes
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