§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what was the absenteeism rate for her Department in each year since 1991;
(2) what was the absenteeism rate for the Teachers Pensions Agency in each year since 1991.
§ Mr. ForthThe staff of the Teachers Pensions Agency are employed by the Department of Education and TPA absence rates are not collected separately.
The average number of working days lost due to sickness by DFE staff over the last three years is as follows:
1991 1992 1993 8.9 10 9.8 (days per staff year)