§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will commission and publish an independent report on the reasons for the level of sickness absence in his Department. [26971]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Cabinet Office already commissions and publishes an independent report "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service". This report includes details of the causes of absenteeism. The report for 2000 will be published shortly. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is committed to reducing sickness absence, as set out in our service delivery agreement.