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Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 March 2008. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Thursday, 3 April 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.


Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the number of work days lost to UK industries each year through (a) alcohol and (b) drug misuse by employees.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.The information is not available in the form requested. However, on alcohol misuse, research published by the Cabinet Office in 2003 estimated that between 11 million and 17 million working days were lost each year due to such misuse (““Alcohol Misuse—How much does it cost?””—Rannia Leontaridi, Cabinet Office, 2003—www.number10.gov.uk/files/pdf/econ.pdf.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
474 c1204W; 197464
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Drugs Misuse
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk