Mental Health (Hansard, 15 May 2003)

§ Mr. Paul Marsden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of his staff have taken sick leave due to mental health problems in the last year. [111975]

§ Mr. Jamieson
During 2002, 107 staff in the centre of the Department for Transport have taken sick leave for causes which may be considered as 'mental health problems'.
Information from the Department's Agencies is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

§ Mr. Paul Marsden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many sick days were lost over the last year by his Department through staff mental health problems. [112072]

§ Mr. Jamieson
During 2002, the centre of the Department for Transport recorded 4,067 days as sick absence for causes, which may be considered as 'mental health problems'.
Information from the Department's Agencies is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.