HC Deb 07 February 1995 vol 254 cc124-7W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list for each Department and agency the average days of sick leave and the index figure taking the civil service average as 100.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

Data on sickness absence is submitted to the civil service Occupational Health and Safety Agency by Departments and agencies on a voluntary basis. The tables show, for 1993, the average days of sick leave and the index figure taking the civil service average as 100 for participating Departments and agencies.

Ranked working days absence for departments by departmental size
Figure Average Days sick leave Staff years Index CS average = 100
Departments of 10,000 + staff
190 Inland Revenue 7.71 66,392 76
058 MOD 8.71 84,726 86
180 Customs and Excise 8.75 26,222 86
185 Department of Trade and Industry 8.90 12,112 88
076 Home Office 10.60 47,141 105
093 Department of Transport 10.70 13,588 106
048 Lord Chancellor's Department 11.80 13,048 116
528 Employment Service (DE) 12.27 48,516 121
537 SS Benefits Agency (DSS) 12.81 69,371 126
Departments of 5,000-10,000 staff
165 Department of Environment 8.14 6,307 80
422 Crown Prosecution Service 8.21 6,572 81
140 MAFF 8.45 7,889 83
427 Department of Health 9.74 5,194 96
091 Scottish Office 10.33 6,298 102
125 Employment Department 10.58 7,620 104
538 SS Contributions Agency (DSS) 11.03 9,851 109
532 Land Registry 12.38 9,228 122
379 National Savings Department 14.81 6,110 146
Departments of 1,000-5,000 staff
551 ADAS (MAFF) 7.08 2,135 70
040 HM Treasury 7.14 1,683 70
570 Building Management (PSA) 8.37 3,452 83
521 Met Office (MOD) 8.74 2,516 86
119 Health and Safety Executive 8.76 4,632 86
116 Crown Office and Proc Fiso (SO) 8.84 1,044 87
430 Central Statistical Office 8.91 1,317 88
531 Ordinance Survey 9.04 2,275 89
061 ODA 9.14 1,285 90
523 IT Services Agency (DSS) 9.35 4,186 92
426 DSS 9.51 3,075 94
567 SS Child Support Agency (DSS) 9.79 3,628 97
102 Department for Education 9.82 2,135 97
392 Welsh Office 10.13 2,326 100
123 OPCS 10.67 2,128 105
139 Intervention Board 11.93 1,023 118
432 Scottish Prison Service 15.29 4,533 151
516 Registers of Scotland (SO) 15.90 1,268 157
Departments of 500-1,000 staff
512 Natural Resources Institute (ODA) 4.82 548 48
447 OFSTED 5.50 543 54
443 OPSS (Cabinet Office) 5.54 618 55
166 PSA 6.28 854 62
515 Central Office of Information (HMT) 7.23 570 71
564 Planning Inspectorate (DOE) 7.71 582 76
124 ACAS 8.98 681 89
526 Central Vet Lab (MAFF) 9.48 619 94
002 Charity Commission 10.03 693 99
011 Paymaster General Office 10.41 877 103
146 Export Credits Guarantee 10.94 598 108
050 Scottish Courts Service 12.53 812 124
Departments of 200-500 staff
507 CS College (OPSS) 4.85 257 48
530 Royal Mint 5.69 370 56
195 National Heritage 5.77 311 57
055 North Ireland Office 6.22 204 61
001 Cabinet Office 7.02 406 69
445 Government Centre for Information Systems 8.19 391 81
077 Treasury Solicitor Department 8.22 377 81
434 Office of Electrical Reg. 8.55 229 84
144 Crown Estate Office 8.58 204 85
577 Chessington CC (OPSS) 8.63 441 85
054 Fair Trading Office 9.40 420 93
508 Hist Royal Palaces (DNH) 10.28 411 101
056 Scottish Courts Administration 10.54 216 104
131 Gen. Register Office (SO) 10.86 274 107

Ranked working days absence for departments by departmental size
Figure Average Days sick leave Staff years Index CS average = 100
013 Public Record Office 11.23 470 111
506 Resettlement Agency (DSS) 14.64 319 14S
Departments of 1–200 staff
075 Legal Secretariat 1.95 29 19
509 QE II Conf. Centre (DOE) 2.45 8 24
005 Government Actuary Department 3.31 78 33
423 OFGAS 3.75 43 37
085 Lord Advocates Department (SO) 6.35 19 63
503 HMSO 6.52 7 64
012 Privy Council Office 6.61 36 65
583 Government Property Lawyers (TSOL) 6.98 124 69
510 OHS (OPSS) 7.17 104 71
429 OFWAT 7.46 145 74
424 Serious Fraud Office 9.47 170 93
205 Telecoms Office 10.04 140 99
205 Scottish Record Office 10.14 129 100
120 Friendly Societies Reg. 10.98 165 108
028 Investment and Loans Office 12.55 38 124
539 RASA (Cabinet Office) 12.94 167 128