Departmental Sick Leave

Mr. Philip Hammond
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry
The total days of sick leave taken by the Department and its agencies in the latest 12-month period for which data are available can be found in the following table.

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|           |Days of sick leave July 2008 to June 2009|
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|HM Treasury|3,784                                    |
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|OGC        |672                                      |
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|DMO        |310                                      |
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|Total      |4,766                                    |
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