asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing in the case of each Government Department the total number of days of absence by employees on grounds other than ill health or holidays in each of the years 1970 to 1974.
This information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
| Department | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |||||
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ministry of | 16,126 | 15,743 | 15,536 | 15,098 | 15,054 | |||||
| Ancient Monuments (Wales and Mon.) Royal Commission | … | … | … | … | … | 17* | — | — | — | — |
| British Museum | … | … | … | … | 1,559* | — | — | — | — | |
| British Museum (Natural History) | … | … | 591* | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cabinet Office | … | … | … | … | … | 728 | 594 | 591 | 599 | 612 |
| Charity Commission | … | … | … | … | 314 | 310 | 328 | 306 | 339 | |
| Civil Service Department | … | … | … | 2,403 | 2,340 | 3,274 | 4,980 | 5,245 | ||
| Civil Service Pay Research Unit | … | … | 32 | 32 | 41 | 32 | 44 | |||
| County Courts | … | … | … | … | … | 5,603 | 5,628† | — | — | — |
| Crown Estate Office | … | … | … | … | 126 | 129 | 122 | 125 | 125 | |
| Customs and Excise | … | … | … | … | 17,883 | 18,271 | 21,797 | 24,371 | 26,287 | |
| Decimal Currency Board | … | … | … | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Defence, Ministry of | … | … | … | … | 258,057 | 280,660 | 271,908 | 269,801 | 266,170 | |
| Diplomatic Service | … | … | … | … | 10,583 | 10,581 | 10,495 | 10,288 | 10,226 | |
| Education and Science, Department of | … | 4,362 | 4,279 | 4,275 | 3,988 | 3,981 | ||||
| Employment, Department of | … | … | … | 32,219 | 32,816 | 33,708 | 34,082 | 16,594 | ||
| Exchequer and Audit | … | … | … | … | 576* | — | — | — | — | |
| Exports Credits Guarantee Department | … | 1,486 | 1,576 | 1,632 | 1,652 | 1,734 | ||||
| Fine Art Commission, Royal | … | … | … | 5* | — | — | — | — | ||
| Friendly Societies Registry | … | … | … | 95 | 97 | 94 | 106 | 111 | ||
| Government Actuary | … | … | … | … | 49 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 62 | |
| Health and Social Security, Department of | … | 71,386 | 73,860 | 75,147 | 79,643 | 85,202 | ||||
| Historical Manuscripts Commission | … | … | 18* | — | — | — | — | |||
| Historical Monuments (England), Royal Commission | … | … | … | … | … | 81* | — | — | — | — |
| Home Office | … | … | … | … | … | 25,424 | 26,660 | 28,123 | 28,282 | 29,788 |
| Housing and Local Government, Ministry of | 4,716‡ | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Imperial War Museum | … | … | … | 163* | — | — | — | — | ||
| Information, Central Office of | … | … | 1,512 | 1,399 | 1,332 | 1,249 | 1,296 | |||
| Inland Revenue | … | … | … | … | … | 69,352 | 71,586 | 71,325 | 69,228 | 71,900 |
| Land Commission | … | … | … | … | 763 | — | — | — | — | |
asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the total number of days of absence on grounds of ill health in each Government Department from 1970 to 1974, inclusive of (a) the number of days in respect of which ill health has been covered by a medical certificate, and (b) the number of days in respect of which no such certificate has been produced.
This information is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.