Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94435

Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

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

Answer

Karin Smyth
Based on our reporting data up to the end of September 2025, we are withholding this data due to the small number of employees involved which could make individuals and the cause of their absence identifiable.