Departmental Sick Leave

David Simpson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff in his Department (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness record in each of the last five years.

Meg Munn
The figures relating to numbers of staff disciplined and dismissed specifically as a result of a poor sick record in the last five years are available only at disproportionate cost.