To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Upper Bann of 28 February 2008, Official Report, column 1830W, on departmental home working, if he will make it his policy to collate and maintain central records of home working by his Department's staff. (222538)

The Department is currently reviewing its flexible working policies and as part of that HR has set up a central database to record staff working patterns, including home working.