Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 94433

Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Health

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.

Answer

Andrew Western
Information on sickness absence, including mental ill-health, is available in the Civil Service Sickness Absence Reports, which provide statistics by organisation and sickness reason. These reports can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collect...
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