§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number of civil servants who have left the service(a) by age, (b) by gender and (c) by Department on grounds of stress-related illness in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [20333]
§ Mr. WillettsStress is rarely cited as a specific cause of ill health retirement, but conditions which may be precipitated or exacerbated by stress fall into the International Classification of Diseases categories for neurotic disorders. The data available relate to civil servants who have retired on grounds of ill health because of neurotic disorders in the calendar years 1993 and 1994, the data for 1995 are currently being analysed.
There were 3,731 ill health retirements from the civil service in 1993, 2,208 male and 1,523 female. There were 4,169 ill health retirements in 1994, 2,346 male and 1,823 female.
Table 1 shows the total number of ill health retirements classified as being due to neurotic disorders, broken down by age at retirement and gender. It further shows these ill health retirements as a percentage of the total number of ill health retirement certificates issued in the year.
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Table 1 1993 1994 Age Male Female Male Female <40 34 54 58 71 40–49 85 55 105 68 50–59 98 93 123 94 60+ 15 7 12 2 Total 232 209 298 235 As percentage of all IHR's 10.5 13.7 12.7 12.9 Tables 2a and 2b, respectively, show for 1993 and 1994 the retirement rate from neurotic disorders in the larger Departments and in the civil service as a whole, as a percentage of staff in post.
Table 2a: 1993 Department Staff in post Neurotic disorder IHR's Percentage IHR rate Ministry of Defence 129,225 56 0.04 DSS Group 84,824 71 0.08 Inland Revenue 66,521 55 0.08 Employment Group 52,408 50 0.1 Home Office Prison Service 38,527 48 0.12 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise 25,137 34 0.14 Others 157,570 127 0.09 All civil service 554,212 441 0.08
Table 2b:1994 Department Staff in post Neurotic disorder IHR's Percentage IHR rate Ministry of Defence 121,552 91 0.07 DSS Group 87,122 83 0.1 Inland Revenue 62,374 63 0.1 Employment Group 49,289 27 0.06 Home Office Prison Service 38,003 61 0.16 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise 25,115 50 0.2 Others 149,895 158 0.11 All civil service 533,350 533 0.1