Written questions

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Mental Health

Commons · Question 94426 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 15 Dec 2025

Sickness absence information in the format requested is not available. The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Civil Service sickness absence in regular reports, which can be found here: Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK. The next release ...