HC Deb 05 February 2004 vol 417 c1078W
Mr. Goodman

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people employed in his Department have claimed statutory sick pay for(a) less 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. [148630]

Mr. Lammy

The following table provides the number of people in my Department who have claimed statutory sick pay for the periods defined in each year since 1997.

My Department is committed to managing sickness absence effectively and to meeting the targets for reduced sickness absence as set out in the departmental plans.