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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 John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Department for Transport: Conditions of Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his 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 following table provides the data requested for the Department for Transport:

A

B

C

D

E

As at 31/03/2017

Full-time permanent

Part-time permanent

Less than 2 years

Agency

Zero-hours

No of staff (headcount)

15060

11023

3112

754

169

Less than 5

Proportion

-

73.2%

20.7%

5.0%

1.1%

0%

The data provided above is to Office for National Statistics standards and both full-time and part-time permanent numbers include staff on loan or secondment.

The Department for Transport consists of the central Department and four Executive Agencies: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency, Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, Maritime & Coastguard Agency and Vehicle Certification Agency.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70472
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Conditions of employment Department for Transport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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