HC Deb 16 December 2003 vol 415 c812W
Michael Fabricant

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many days were lost to illness by employees in her Department in each of the last five years; [143880]

(2) how many days' sick leave per staff year were recorded in her Department in each of the last five years. [143881]

Ms Hewitt

The following table sets out the number of days lost due to sick absence in DTI HQ and the Small Business Service between 1 April 1998 and 31 March 2003.