A question on #SickLeave #Stress tabled by Jim Shannon on 04-06-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Sick Leave: Stress
Question ID: 1809155
UIN: 57238
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-04
Asking Member ID: 4131
Asking Member display name: Jim Shannon
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the number of people on long term sick leave due to stress over the last 12 months.
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Date answered: 2025-06-16
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: Data is not available for sickness absence specifically due to stress. The estimated number of people aged 16 to 64 in the UK who had a long-term (4 weeks or more) sickness absence from work due to stress, depression, anxiety and common mental health prob...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true