§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the absenteeism rate for(a) his Department, (b) the Accounts Services Agency, (c) Companies House, (d) the Insolvency Service, (e) the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, (f) the NEL, (g) the National Physical Laboratory, (h) the National Weights and Measures Agency, (i) the Patent Office and (j) the Radiocommunications Agency in each year since 1991.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe average number of days sick leave per employee for the Department and its agencies is shown in the table.
1991 1992 1993 1994 Department excluding Agencies listed below 8.1 8.1 10.3 9.5 Accounts Service Agency1 — — 13.9 13.0 Companies House 10.9 13.4 17.4 16.8 Insolvency Service 7.8 8.9 11.4 10.8 Laboratory of the Government Chemist 5.4 7.0 7.9 6.6 NEL 6.0 5.5 6.6 10.6 National Physical Laboratory 5.4 7.3 7.6 6.4 National Weights and Measures Agency 3.9 4.1 8.1 13.3 Patent Office 7.0 8.2 12.0 11.5 Radiocommunications Agency 8.2 9.1 11.5 8.8 Total 7.9 8.6 11.0 10.3 1 For 1991 and 1992 ASA figures are part of the departmental figures.