To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff of each grade work at each location on services which his Department has contracted out; what the (a) contractors and (b) services provided are in each case; what the length of each contract is; and what union recognition agreements are in place with each contractor. (301601)

The Department for International Development (DFID) has contracts with third party suppliers for a number of services which are carried out on DFID premises. Information on the name of contractors and the services provided is available on the DFID website at:

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Working-with-DFID/Procurement/Contracts-let/

It is not possible to provide the number of staff broken down by civil service grades. Union recognition agreements are a matter between our suppliers and their employees.