§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people employed in his Department have claimed statutory sick pay for(a) less 809W than one week, (b) one to three weeks, (c) four to six weeks, (d) seven to 12 weeks, (e) 13 to 20 weeks and (f) 21 to 28 weeks in each year since 1997. [148623]
§ Fiona MactaggartPlease see the figures given in the following table, which relate to staff in central Home Office plus Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Staff total for 1 April at end of financial year1 Tax year Less than 5 days 5 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 100 days More than 101 days Total cases Staff totals Cases of sickness divided by staff levels 1997 to 1998 1,101 639 235 172 75 71 2,293 8,070 3.52 1998 to 1999 1,199 772 259 199 82 71 2,582 7,710 2.99 1999 to 2000 1,380 858 299 177 96 112 2,922 9,270 3.17 2000 to 2001 1,643 1,069 365 220 110 159 3,566 13,020 3.65 2001 to 2002 1,763 1,147 416 295 143 196 3,960 13,550 3.42 2002 to 2003 2,063 1,310 501 376 198 211 4,659 16,157 3.47 2003 to January 2004 1,827 1,094 379 325 185 147 3,957 17,968 — 1FTE of permanent staff, core Home Office including IND but not Prison Service or agencies. Source:
Civil Service statistics for staff totals up to year 2002; after that, provisional figures taken from Home Office PIMMS staff database.