Absenteeism (Hansard, 2 February 1995)

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

The average number of days sick leave taken by members of the staff of OPSS in each of the last four years was:

	1991	1992	1993	1994
Office of Public Service and Science	3.2	4.5	4.3	3.3

These figures include any weekends and public holidays which occurred within a single period of sickness absence.

I have asked the chief executives of each of the other Departments and agencies the hon. Member mentions to write to him with the information he seeks as they are responsible for operational matters within their organisations.

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Letter from Michael D. Geddes to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 30 January 1995: Mr. Robert Hughes has asked me to let you have the following information in respect of the average number of days sick leave taken by the staff in the Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency; it was:

1991: 7.2
1992: 11.1
1993: 15.8
1994: 15.1

I hope that this information is useful to you.

Letter from Dr. Stephen Hickey to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 26 January 1995: I have been asked to reply to your question about the absenteeism rate for the Civil Service College in each year since 1991. The average number of days sick leave taken by members of the staff in each of the last four years was:

1991	1992	1993	1994
4.6	5.3	8.2	7.4

The figures include any weekends and public holidays which occurred within a single period of sickness absence.

Letter from Mike Devereau to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 26 January 1995: I have been asked by the Challcellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to reply to part of your question on absenteeism. The average numbr of days sick leave taken by members of staff in HMSO in each of the last four years was:

1991	1992	1993	1994
10.0	9.2	10.4	7.2

Letter from Dr. E. C. McCloy to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 27 January 1995: The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service and Science (Mr. Robert Hughes) has asked me to provide for my Agency, the information requested in your Parlimentary Question to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about the absenteeism rate since 1991. The average number of days sick leave taken by members of the staff of the Agency in each of the years since 1991 was:

1991	1992	1993	1994
4.9	6.2	9.5	11.4

The information has been taken from records produced by Chessington Computer Center and is provided on the same basis as that given for the Office of Public Service. The figures therefore include any weekends and public holidays which occurred within a single period of sickness, and do not necessarily reflect days absent from the office due to sickness.

Letter from R. N. Edwards to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 26 January 1995:

Research Scientists and Engineers engaged on R and D within Government 1981–82 to 1994–95¹
	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88
United Kingdom²	20,641	20,462	19,914	19,889	19,299	15,456³	15,121
Notes:¹ This table refers to personnel engaged in R and D, according to the "Frascati" definition, and excludes HEIs.
² Includes (a) DTI and its agencies and (b) the Sports Council for Wales, with manpower of 33—FTE—included for the first time in 1990–91.
³ The drop in numbers reflects the fact that the UKAEA became a public corporation in 1986.

Sources:

Annual Review of Government Funded R and D, 1984 (Table 7.1).

Annual Review of Government Funded R and D, 1992 (Table 2.5.2).

Forward Look 1994 Statistical Supplement (Table 1.7.3).

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SICK ABSENCE AT CHESSINGTON COMPUTER CENTER I refer to your enquiry of 19 January to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster regarding absenteeism at Chessington Computer Centre. The average number of days sick leave taken by members of staff at Chessington Computer Center in each of the last four years was:

1991	1992	1993	1994
8.6	9.3	11.5	10.8

The figures include any weekends and public holidays which occurred within a single period of sickness absence.

Letter from Mike Devereau to Mr. David Chidgey, dated 26 January 1995: In response to your PQ addressed to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the absenteeism rates for the Central Office of Information in each of the last four years were as follows:

Year	Number of staff	Total number of days sick	Average rate (days)
1991	669.5	4,776	7.1
1992	620.5	3,632	5.9
1993	541 5	5 467	10 1
1994	498.0	5,033	10.1

These figures include any weekends and public holidays which occurred within a single period of sickness absence, so do not necessarily indicate the number of days absence from the office.