§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade 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. [11389]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 25 January 1996]: The sickness absence database of the Occupational Health and Safety Agency shows the average number of days sick leave per employee for the Department is:
Calendar years Number 1990 8.5 1991 8.4 1992 8.2 1993 8.9 1994 7.0 Comparable statistics are not available for earlier years. The 1995 figure is not expected to be published until August 1996.