Department for Work and Pensions: Mental Health
Commons · Question 94433 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 4 Dec 2025
Information on sickness absence, including mental ill-health, is available in the Civil Service Sickness Absence Reports, which provide statistics by organisation and sickness reason. These reports can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collect...