§ David MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 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] [5057]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information requested showing the average number of days lost due to sickness per employee and the number of officials who retired early in my 807W Department are set out in the following table. These figures are for each complete year from 1993 following the creation of my Department in 1992.
Year Average days sick Early retirements 1993 4.8 2 1994 4.9 3 1995 4.5 2 1996 6.6 3 1997 7.7 0 1998 8.7 1 1999 7.9 0 2000 8.9 3