HC Deb 31 January 1995 vol 253 c651W
Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the absenteeism rate for the Lord Advocate's Department in each year since 1991.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The average number of working days lost per staff year due to sickness is as follows:

  • 1994: 9.6
  • 1993: 8.1
  • 1992: 6.4
  • 1991: 9.6

Mr. Chidgey

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the absenteeism rate for(a) his Department, (b) Historic Scotland, (c) the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, (d) the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency, (e) the Register of Scotland, (f) the Scottish Office Pensions Agency, (g) the Scottish Prison Service, (h) the Scottish Record Office and (i) the Student Awards Agency in each year since 1991.

Mr. Lang

The average number of working days lost per staff year due to sickness is as follows for:

  1. a. The Scottish Office-excluding SPS;
  2. b. The Scottish Prison Service Agency-SPS; and
  3. c. The Secretary of State's Executive Agencies of Registers of Scotland and the Scottish Record Office-SRO:

The Scottish Office

(excluding SPS)

 SPS ROS SRO
1993 10.3 15.3 15.9 10.1
1992 8.9 12.6 15.0 7.2
1991 n/a n/a n/a n/a

Information on the disaggregation of the Scottish Office, excluding SPS, total into the core and each of its agencies is not readily available.

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