§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the absenteeism rate for(a) his Department, (b) the Historic Royal Palaces agency and (c) the Royal Parks agency in each year since 1991.
§ Mr. DorrellThe absenteeism—sick absence—rate for the Department of National Heritage since it was created in April 1992, is shown below. The information for the two executive agencies, Historic Royal Palaces and Royal Parks, is not held centrally and is unavailable in the format requested. When the information is provided we will write to the hon. Member and arrange for copies of the letter to be placed in the Library of the House.
Number of days absent Total number of staff 1992 280 207 1993 516 301 1994 459 362