§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 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. [11369]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 25 January 1996]: Information relating to the years 1979–80, 1989–90 and 1991–92 is not held centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information relating to the other years requested is as follows: 614W
1993–94 1994–95 1995–961 Absences (average days per member of staff) 5.8 8.5 7.3 1To date.