Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97200

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sick Leave

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies in the last year; and

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
In relation to the average number of working days lost to sickness absence, as of year ending 31 October 2025, Defra can confirm the following: Department/AgencyAverage Working Days Lost Core Defra4.4APHA5.7RPA7.6VMD2.4Cefas3.83 The Cabinet Office publish...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 97200) →