§ Mr. Roger WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many working days have been lost in his Department and its predecessors due to(a) industrial action and (b) illness in (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99, (iii) 1999–2000, (iv) 2000–01, (v) 2001–02 and (vi) 2002–03. [97844]
§ Mr. McCartney[holding answer 12 February 2003]: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Yeovil, Mr. David Laws, on 12 February 2003, Official Report, column 803–04W.