Written question asked by Rob Marris (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 24 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Department for International Development: Conditions of Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of staff employed by her Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.

Answer

The number and proportion of staff employed by DFID in the categories requested is shown below:-

.	Number	% as a proportion of total Home Civil Servant (HCS) staff
Permanent and Pensionable Full Time	1890	87.6%
Permanent and Pensionable Part Time	209	9.7%
Less than 2 years duration*	25	1.2%
Agency contracts	16	N/A
Zero Hours	0	0

* - includes Fixed term and Limited term contracts, Loans and Secondments in to DFID who are on payroll as at 31^st March 2017

Secondary information