Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many days sick leave officials in his Department took for reasons relating to stress in the 12 months.
We are not in a position to release this data as individuals may be identifiable due to fewer than 10 individuals being absent in the last 12 months due to stress or mental health conditions.
Health and Wellbeing forms part of the Department for Exiting the European Union’s commitment to making the Department a great place to work. The Department has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing group who have been leading on a number of wellbeing activities across the Department to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of staff employed in the Department. DExEU, along with many other Government departments, has a programme in place that provides support and advice on wellbeing.
These activities have included the Department signing up, in March 2017, to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health. Additionally, to date, Mental Health First Aid England has trained 32 DExEU staff as mental health champions.