§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the percentage of days lost due to sickness in the civil service during 1990–91.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardSickness absence information for the civil service is collected on a calendar year basis. The 1990 statistics are not yet available. In 1989 about 4 per cent. of days were lost due to sickness absence in the non-industrial civil service.