§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many days work have been lost by prison officers due to illness in Scotland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 27 April 1994]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Scottish Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. John McFall, dated 3 May 1994:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your Question about days work lost by prison officers, due to illness, in Scotland, in each of the last five years.Information held centrally relates to all days covered by sick certificates and does not necessarily equate to working days lost. It also includes all prison service grades, not just prison officers.The information is as follows:319W
Year Number 1989 80,496 1990 73,980 1991 75,602
Year Number 1992 80,781 1993 97,403