§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many days were lost due to sickness absence in the Department in 2002. [90551]
§ Clare ShortI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) earlier today.
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§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many working days have been lost due to illness in her Department in(a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years. [90970]
§ Clare ShortMy Department will announce the number of sick absences recorded in 2002 in due course.
The number of sick absences recorded in my Department from 1997 to 2001 is:
Year Number of absences Average number of days per staff year 1997 9,250 8.1 1998 8,643 7.3 1999 9,263 7.3 2000 8,426 6.2 2001 11,545 8.3 Staff numbers on which these are based have risen from 1,142 in 1997 to 1,391 in 2001.