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Written question asked by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2021. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 November 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Working Hours

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2021 to Question 45127, Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Working Hours, how many and what proportion of MGS staff on OMEC contracts have worked at least (a) 60 and (b) 72 hours in a rolling 7-day period since those contracts were introduced.

Answer

This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Due diligence is conducted at local management level. As a consequence of routine MGS assessments against UK Working Time Regulations, no Ministry of Defence Guard Service employee will involuntarily work more than 48 hours per week (gross) on average over a 17 week reference period.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
75994
Session
2021-22
Related items
Ministry of Defence Guard Service: Working Hours
Monday, 13 September 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Conditions of employment Working hours Ministry of Defence Guard Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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