To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rates of police officer absences for sickness were in each police force area in England and Wales in the last period for which figures are available. (107661)

The total number of police officer hours lost to sickness for the period 2005-06 can be found at.

http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/performance-and-measurement/performance-assessment/

These assessments form part of the policing performance assessment framework. A hard copy of that document will be placed in the Library.