§ Mr. BercowTo ask the President of the Council how many days were lost owing to sickness absence by staff in his Department in each of the last four years. [23377]
§ Mr. Robin CookThe information requested is as follows:
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Year ending 31 December Number of days lost to sick absence 1997 265 1998 295 1999 178 2000 363 As a small Department the Privy Council Office is not included in the published annual report "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service" but it is fully committed to working to the overall target to reduce the level of sick absence to five days per person by 2003. The Privy Council Office Service Delivery Agreement confirms this commitment and our requirement to monitor sickness levels quarterly.