Sickness Absence (Hansard, 4 June 2003)

HC Deb 04 June 2003 vol 406 c426W 426W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many staff in the Department have been on long-term sick leave in each of the last two years. [115858]

§ Peter Hain
In my Department there has been only one staff on long-term sick leave in each of the last two years.
Long-term sick leave is defined as continuous sickness absence of 30 days or more.