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Cabinet Office: Stress

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 49053

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2025 to Question 43964 on Cabinet office: stress, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers were signed off absent due to stress in the business unit of 10 Downing Street in the most recent week for which data is available.

Answered by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Information about sickness absence in the Cabinet Office is published regularly on gov.uk. The latest data publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-sickness-absence-2024/civil-service-sickness-absence-2024-report#by-organisation

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