HC Deb 17 January 2002 vol 378 cc482-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if she will commission and publish an independent report on the reasons for the level of sickness absence in her Department. [26966]

Ms Rosie Winterton

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, on 14 January 2002,Official Report, column 37W.

The Lord Chancellor's Department is committed to managing sickness absence effectively. A great deal of work has been undertaken to raise awareness of our Service Delivery Agreement targets and of the need to manage attendance in accordance with best practice policies.