HC Deb 20 April 1995 vol 258 cc239-40W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each agency and the central Department for which he is responsible(a) the total hours of overtime worked for which payment has been made, (b) the total amount paid in overtime and (c) the total time in days and its monetary equivalent lost through sickness in each of the last three years. [19674]

Mr. Norris

The total hours and the amount paid in overtime for the last three years for the central Department and agencies for which I have responsibility are:

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 (latest available)
Central Department Hrs 82,971 57,904 54,463
Amt £710,800 £523,797 £517,676
Coastguard Agency Hrs 123,584 115,392 93,842
Amt £1,015,125 £946,562 £777,611
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Hrs 11,132 25,163 58,060
Amt £115,182 £202,381 £463,168
Driving Standards Agency Hrs 37,187 39,789 51,835
Amt £270,466 £289,430 £377,177
Highways Agency1 Hrs 42,997
Amt £389,719

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 (latest available)
Marine Safety Agency Hrs 6,023 6,807 6,718
Amt £63,811 £69,486 £73,357
Transport Research Laboratory1 Hrs 12,750
Amt £113,203
Vehicle Certification Agency Hrs 80 275
Amt £772 £1,842
Vehicle Inspectorate Executive Agency Hrs 62,452 75,993 89,698
Amt £466,984 £573,474 £668,293
1Figures for previous years are included with the Central Department.

Data on sickness absence are submitted to the Occupational Health and Safety Agency and is not recorded separately for agencies. The total figure for the Department, including the agencies, is 153,507 days for 1992 and 145,391 days for 1993. Information relating to 1994 is not yet available. There is not reliable data available for a monetary equivalent to be calculated.