§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many working days were lost due to illness in her Department in(a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years. [90744]
§ Ms HewittThe average number of staff days lost per staff year in the DTI Group have been:
Number 1997 8.2 1998 8.0 1999 7.8 2000 7.5 2001 7.8 The DTI Group, in addition to DTI HQ, consists to of ACAS, Companies House, Patent Office, Insolvency Service, National Weights & Measures Laboratory, Employment Tribunals Service and the Radiocommunications Agency.
13WThe figures are taken from the annual reports on public sector sick absence commissioned by the Cabinet Office each year and which enable interdepartmental comparison.
Central figures for 2002 will not be available for some months but will be announced by Ministerial statement and copies placed in the Libraries of the House.