§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many days were lost owing to sickness absence in the Department in each of the last four years. [21337]
§ Ms HewittAverage number of staff days lost per staff year through sick absence in the DTI group:
- 1996: 8.8
- 1997: 8.2
- 1998: 8.0
- 1999: 7.8.
The DTI Group, in addition to DTI HQ, consists of: ACAS, Companies House, Patent Office, Insolvency Service, National Weights and Measures Laboratory, Employment Tribunals Service, and The Radiocommunications Agency.
The figures are taken from the annual reports on public sector sick absence commissioned by the Cabinet Office each year. Various adjustments are made to the figures to take account of factors such as flu epidemics that may occur in any given year.
The figure for the year 2000 is not yet available.
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