§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Lord President of the Council, if he will list for each agency and the central Department for which he is responsible(a) the total hours 340W of overtime worked for which payment has been made, (b) the total amount paid in overtime and (c) the total time in days and its monetary equivalent lost through sickness in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested under(a) could not be provided except at disproportionate cost. As to (b), overtime costs incurred by the Privy Council Office were as follows: 1992–93 £36,000 (estimate), 1993–94 £34,121, and 1994–95 £41,137. The total number of days lost through sickness in the PCO was 100 in 1992 calendar year and 237 in 1993. Figures are not yet available for 1994. It is not possible to attribute accurate monetary equivalents to days lost through sickness.
I am not responsible for any agencies.