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Departments: Sick Leave

Volume 462: debated on Wednesday 11 July 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff in his Department have taken (a) five or more, (b) four, (c) three and (d) two periods of sick leave of less than five days in the last 12 months. (147059)

In the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, staff have taken sick leave as follows during the period from 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007.

Number of staff

Percentage of total staff

Staff who have taken five or more periods of sick leave of less than five days

17

3.24

Staff who have taken four periods of sick leave of less than five days

10

1.90

Staff who have taken three periods of sick leave of less than five days

30

5.72

Staff who have taken two periods of sick leave of less than five days

49

9.35