HC Deb 16 January 2003 vol 397 cc751-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days were lost due to sickness absence in the Department in 2002. [90550]

Mr. Evans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working days were lost due to illness in his Department in(a) 2002 and (b) each of the preceding five years. [90748]

Ruth Kelly

Figures published by the Cabinet Office on sickness absence are available since 1994. The latest publication is "Analysis of Sickness Absence in the Civil Service 2001" published in December 2002. For the Treasury, the figures for working days absence per staff year were:

Year Working days per staff year
1997 4.9
1998 5.3
1999 5.5
2000 3.9
2001 4.7

Figures for 2002 will be announced in due course.