Employment: Suicide
Commons · Question 24539 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on (a) the number of work-related suicides or attempted suicides in the UK over the last 5 years and (b) how these are divided into sub-categories across different
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 11 Sep 2026
The Government’s National Suicide Prevention Strategy is the responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care for England. Wales and Scotland have their own national strategies. HSE has a strategic objective to reduce work-related ill health, wi...