Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 83758

Unemployment: Mental Health

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Mark Garnier

ConservativeWyre Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of mental health on trends in the number of people who are not in education, employment or training; and whether this is reflected in supp

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
We know that quality employment, education, and training have a positive impact on mental health, and leads to greater independence and a feeling of fully participating in society. That is why, as set out in the Get Britain Working White Paper, DWP and Df...

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