Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department’s wellness strategy is.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

The Northern Ireland Office’s wellness strategy is to promote and sustain a healthy, safe and supportive working environment for all our people. We do this by:

• Providing absence and welfare policies and workplace support services;
• Maintaining a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination, bullying and harassment in the workplace;
• Ensuring the working environment is safe and meets Health and Safety legislative requirements;
• Promoting an open-minded, respectful and inclusive workplace.

As a small department the Northern Ireland Office has also secured access to the Ministry of Justice’s networks and services for our staff to use.