HC Deb 23 January 2003 vol 398 cc516-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many days were lost due to sickness absence in the Department in 2002. [90537]

Mr. Jamieson

The Department for Transport was established following machinery of Government changes in May 2002. The most recent 'Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service' published by the Cabinet Office and announced by Ministerial Statement on 19 December 2002 covered the calendar year 2001 for the predecessor Department, the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions and its executive agencies. Figures for 2002 will be announced in due course.

The Department is committed to managing sick absence effectively and to meeting its Service Delivery Agreement (SDA) target reductions in sick absence by the end of 2003.

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many working days were lost due to illness in his Department in 2002. [90973]

Mr. Jamieson

The Department for Transport was established following machinery of Government changes in May 2002. The most recent "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service", published by the Cabinet Office and announced by Ministerial Statement on 19 December 2002, covered the calendar year 2001 for the predecessor Department, the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions, and its executive agencies. Figures for 2002 will be announced in due course.

The Department is committed to managing sick absence effectively and to meeting its Service Delivery Agreement (SDA) target reductions in sick absence by the end of 2003.