Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-01-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff employed by his Department (a) receive working tax credits and (b) work part-time; and what proportion of each such group are women.

Justin Tomlinson

The information requested in part (a) is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

On 31 December 2015 in the Department for Work and Pensions 35,834 employees work part-time and 88% of this group are women.