Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 42262

Sick Leave: Sickle Cell Diseases

Tabled: 28 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of working days that were lost due to the effects of sickle cell disorder in the last 12 months.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Office for National Statistics publish annual statistics on sickness absence in the UK labour market, which includes the reasons for sickness absence. However, the reasons are not provided in this data at the level of detail of specific conditions, su...

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