Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9723

Sick Leave: Mental Illness

Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help reduce the level of work absence as a result of mental ill health.

Answer

Alison McGovern
My department and I work closely with our counterparts in DHSC on work and health measures, and we have a joint directorate reporting to us that is charged with improving recruitment, retention and the success at work of disabled people and people with lo...

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