§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days were lost in sickness in the last 12 months by employees in his Department(a) in total and (b) as a proportion of the number of days worked; and what was the cost of this absence. [34600]
§ Mr. BowisThe estimated number of days lost through sickness in the Department of Health and its agencies during the 1994–95 financial year was 69,363. This represents 6.23 per cent. of the total working days in that financial year.
825WThe figures have not been adjusted to exclude bank holidays, nor has any allowance been made to account for the working patterns of part-time staff. The sickness absence data is not analysed by cost.