§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will make a decision on the capital projects at present being considered by the Greater Glasgow health board, especially in respect of the maintenance, improvement and modernisation of the staff houses at Woodilee and Stonyetts hospitals.
(Man days basis) 1979* Average percentage of sickness and absenteeism† Population 1977 1978 7979 1980 1981 Non-industrial Civil Service Ministry of Defence 112,423 3.8 5.0 4.5 4.4 5.0 Unauthorised absence† 0.0001 0.0003 0.003 0.0007 0.006 DHSS 98,500 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 Departments paid through Chessington Computer Centre 90,307 4.9 4.6 4.7 Inland Revenue 78,970 — — 4.3 4.6 ‡3.9 Property Services Agency 40,065 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.6 — Department of Transport 13,953 — — 3.0 3.4 — Department of the Environment 12,485 — — 2.3 2.6 — Department of National Savings 10,575 6.0 6.8 7.4 6.3 5.8 Industrial Civil Service Ministry of Defence 90,494 6.6 7.5 7.0 7.3 7.6 Unauthorised absence† 0.0009 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 Royal Mint 973 — — 10.4 6.9 6.4 Revised figures at 5.1.1984 * The percentages for each year have been calculated on the population at risk during the year. 1979 figures are given for illustrative purposes. † Absenteeism—unauthorised absence—is not recorded in most departments because any unexplained absence is investigated and is ultimately classed as annual, sick or special leave. Strikes make up the biggest component in the figures provided. ‡ Figure may be inaccurate because of industrial action.