Sick Days

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days were lost through sickness for (a) teaching, (b) non-teaching and (c) board staff in each education and library board area in Northern Ireland in each of the past three years. (79408)

The information is as follows:

*Number of days lost through sickness among teachers in each education and library board area*
Education and library board area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Belfast	25,454	20,976	25,417
North-Eastern	31,650	26,049	33,663
South-Eastern	27,168	24,893	30,001
Southern	35,911	35,584	42,280
Western	27,258	23,492	29,416
Note: Figures relate to teachers in schools funded by ELBs and does not include voluntary grammar schools and grant-maintained integrated schools.

*Number of days lost through sickness among school-based non-teaching staff in each education and library board area*
Education and library board area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Belfast	19,211	23,723	30,697
North-Eastern	20,407	23,851	34,227
South-Eastern	33,127	39,868	49,298
Southern	22,274	22,264	22,743
Western	¹50,567	¹48,513.5	¹52,452.5
¹ The WELB figures include cleaning staff.

*Number of days lost through sickness among other board staff in each education and library board area*
Education and library board area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Belfast	8,962	9,402	10,918
North-Eastern	5,604	4,971	4,853
South-Eastern	4,298	4,612	5,594
Southern	11,698	11,326	10,091
Western	4,454	4,959	6,978.5

Volume 448: debated on Monday 3 July 2006