Departmental Sickness

HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 cc544-5W

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many days were lost due to sickness absence in the Department in each of the last four years. [21332]

Clare Short

Days lost owing to sickness absence in the Department in each of the last four years were as follows:

Year	Number
1997	9,276
1998	8,691
1999	9,276
2000	8,399