§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of absenteeism rates in days per annum for staff in his Department for each of the years(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90, (c) 1991–92, (d) 1993–94, (e) 1994–95 and (f) 1995–96. [11349]
§ Mr. NorrisInformation on sickness absence in the Department of Transport, which is available only for calendar years, is as follows:
Year Average working days of sickness per staff year 1989 8.1 1990 9.4 1991 9.9 1992 10.2 1993 10.7 1994 9.4 1995 19.0 1Estimated. In 1979–90 sick absence rates were not separately recorded for the Department.