Departmental Sickness Absence (Hansard, 16 January 2002)

HC Deb 16 January 2002 vol 378 c332W 332W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission and publish an independent report on the reasons for the level of sickness absence in his Department. [26973]

§ Dr. Moonie
The 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.