§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security 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. [11393]
§ Mr. BurtThe information is not available in the format requested. The average number of working days per staff year lost due to sickness is as follows:
- 1991: 11.2 days
- 1992: 9.3 days
- 1993: 12.2 days
- 1994: 12.1 days
The figures for 1995 will not be available until the summer.