§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of work days lost as a result of(a)depression, (b)stress-related illness and (c)back pain in each of the last five years. [176875]
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§ Mr. GardinerInformation on the number of working days lost as a result of(a)depression, (b)stress-related illness or (c)back pain is not available for Northern Ireland.
However, for information, latest figures from the Winter 2003–04 Labour Force Survey estimated that in the previous year 12,000 people suffered from a back problem and 8,000 people suffered from stress or depression that was caused or made worse by a job or work done in the past.