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Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 October 2008. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Departmental Sick Leave

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 191W, on departmental sick leave, what management areas would need to be surveyed to determine the number of staff on gardening leave.
Answer

In order to ascertain the number of staff who are on gardening leave at a particular time, it would be necessary to survey the individual line managers of some 750 staff in the redeployment pool (who are given priority in consideration for new posts), spread across all areas of the Department, to find out whether they were currently unable, exceptionally, to provide such staff with work.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
481 c1032W;481 c1030W; 231167
Session
2007-08
Related items
Departmental Manpower
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Sick leave
Link
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