§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will commission and publish an independent report on the reasons for the level of sickness absence in her Department. [26965]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Cabinet Office already commissions and publishes an independent annual report "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service". This report includes details of the causes of absenteeism. The report for the year 2000 will be published shortly.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many days were lost due to sickness absence in the Department in each of the last four years. [21264]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe Scotland Office was established in its present form on 1 July 1999 and staff numbers have increased since that date.
Details of the number of days lost to sickness absence are shown in the table:
Number of days 1 July 1999–31 December 19991 299 2000 442.5 2001 to 1 November 20011 727.5 1Part year
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she expects to reply to the Question of 5 December, ref. 21264, from the hon. Member for Buckingham on sickness absence. [24752]
§ Mrs. LiddellI replied to the hon. Member today.