Departmental Manpower

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff of each grade work for his Department at each location on services which it has contracted out; who the contractors and services are provided in each case; what the length of each contract is; and which union recognition agreements are in place with each contractor. (301599)

[holding answer 24 November 2009]: The information requested is provided in the table.

Service/contract	Service received at	DCMS staff	Contractor name	Contract length	Union recognition agreement
Facilities management	Cockspur Street (CS) and Tottenham Court Road (TCR)	1 grade 7and 1 grade HEO/SEO (staff based at CS)	MITIE	Contract expires 31 January 2010	No union agreement in place

Catering—staff restaurant	Cockspur Street (CS)	1 grade HEO/SEO (staff based at CS)	Baxter Storey	Contract expired 23 December 2009	No union agreement in place

Mailroom	Cockspur Street and TCR	1 grade HEO/SEO (staff based at CS)	Pitney Bowes	Contract expires 31 January 2010	No union agreement in place

Payroll	Cockspur Street and TCR	1 grade HEO/SEO and 1 grade EO (staff based at CS)	LogicaCMG	Contract expires 31/03/2013	No union agreement in place

Volume 503: debated on Monday 11 January 2010