Hansard

Departments: Sick Leave

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007

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Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what average number of days per year was taken by staff in his Department as sick leave in each of the last five years for which records are available. (143058)

Jim Fitzpatrick

The following shows the average number of sick absence days per year in each of the last five years in DTI HQ:

Year ending 31 March:

Sick absence days

2007

5.7

2006

5.5

2005

5.7

2004

8.0

2003

7.0