HC Deb 25 January 1996 vol 270 c378W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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. [11337]

Mr. Horam

The available absenteeism rates for the Department of Health in the years 1992, 1993 and 1994 are shown in the table.

Year Number of days sickness absence per staff year
1992 9.4
1993 9.7
1994 8.9

Information is not available for 1995 nor for the years prior to 1992.