Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 74161

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sick Leave

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report on sickness absence in different government departments and agencies, the most recent edition of which - published in January 2025 - can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-...
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