Written questions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Mental Health

Commons · Question 94440 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 3 Dec 2025

Information on sickness absence, including data by Department and sickness reason (such as Mental Ill-Health), is published in the Civil Service sickness absence reports available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence. The next re...