§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the cost was in 2000–01 of absence through sickness in her Department. [15030]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe salary cost of sickness absence in the Lord Chancellor's Department (including the Court Service and the Public Guardianship Office) for 2000–01 is estimated as £8,757,000. This is based on the average number of working days lost through sick absence per person per annum, as a percentage of total working days per annum, multiplied by the total salary bill.