§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [11401]
§ Sir John WheelerThe estimate number of days absence for non-industrial staff in(d) 1993–94 was 335,780 and in (e) 1994–95 was 362,438. Information for (a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90 and (c) 1991–92 is not available 385W and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The estimated number of days lost in the first six months of 1995–96 was 165,765.