Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.
The number of working days taken as sick leave for mental health reasons by staff in the department, in each year since 2010, is detailed in the table below.
Calendar Year | Working days taken as sick leave for mental health reasons |
2010 | 4202.3 |
2011 | 2733.2 |
2012 | 3650.2 |
2013 | 5136.6 |
2014 | 5835.7 |
2015 | 4151.5 |
2016 | 4607.6 |
2017 | 5648.4 |
2018 (to 31 Aug) | 5465.6 |