§ David MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many days on average were lost per employee in her Department because of sickness; and how many officials retired early from her Department in each of the past 10 years. [R] [5060]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe numbers of early retirements from the core departments of the former Scottish Office in each year from 1 April 1994 to 30 June 1999 are:
Full time equivalent (FTE) staff retiring early, by financial year Scottish Office core departments, 1 April 1994–31 March 1999 Year FTE staff retiring 1994–95 61.1 1995–96 99.7 1996–97 124.7 1997–98 16.8 1998–99 13.0 On average, the number of working days lost per permanent employee in the Scottish Office core departments was 6.7 days in 1997–98, and 8.1 days in 1998–99.
Information for earlier years for early retirements and sickness absence is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
The Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999. No officials have retired early from the Department since that date. Information on sickness absence rates per employee is not available on a comparable basis.