§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average rate of sickness absence was in HM Customs and Excise in(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02 to the latest date for which information is available. [9177]
§ Mr.Boateng[holding answer 19 October 2001]: No accurate figures are available for the average rate of working days lost to sickness absence in 1999–2000 and 2000–01.
The average rate of sickness from 1 April 2001 to 30 September 2001 was 4.6 working days.