Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times a governor has granted sick absence excusal to staff in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of Sick Excusals is provides in the table below:

Table: Number of Sick Excusals provided in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales, 2009/10 - 2013/14

Note: Figures have been compiled on the basis of start of sickness absence.