Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94437

Treasury: Mental Health

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

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

Answer

Lucy Rigby
We currently have fewer than 5 staff on leave for six months or more for mental health related sickness absence. We do not reveal the medical details for individual ill health.