§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Solicitor-General how many days of sick leave were taken in her Department last year; how many related to employees suffering from(a) stress and (b) other mental health problems; and what the cost was to her Department. [56478]
§ The Solicitor-General[holding answer 14 May 2002)The latest annual report published by Cabinet Office "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service—2000" provides the latest figures available for each of the Departments for which the Attorney-General is responsible. The figures given for Treasury Solicitor's Department includes the figures for my own Department, the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.
The number of days relating to stress and other mental health problems and the cost could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.