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1126556

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; what proportion that leave was of total sick leave taken in his Department; and what the cost was to his Department of officials taking sick leave over that period.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	254065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>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 an attendance management policy, and Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated mental health and wellbeing network 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.</p><p>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. The total cost to the Department of all recorded sickness absence in the last financial year was approximately £72k based on the estimated cost of working days lost.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/05/2019 10:06:04 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1105243

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many officials in his Department were on long term paid sick leave as of 1 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	237176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>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 DExEU Absence Management Policy defines long term sickness as: ‘A continuous period of sickness absence ...reaches 14 consecutive calendar days.’</p><p>Due to the small numbers of staff affected, the Department is unable to release this information as disclosure would contravene one of the data protection principles. All staff who are absent are offered various support mechanisms through our Employee Assistance Programme and their line management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/04/2019 11:29:00 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

971772

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, 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 his Department's inception.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	173646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the EU was formed in July 2016. From July 2016 through to March 2017, not all staff were on the HR and payroll systems and we are therefore not able to provide a breakdown of the sickness absence of staff in the department during 2016/17.</p><p>The Department is committed to reducing work related absence due to mental illness and has a number of services in place to support members of staff suffering from such conditions e.g. support lines, counselling, Employee Assistance Programmes and 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.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2018 09:06:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

892195

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff have had days off sick because of mental illness or stress in each of the last three years; and how many days off that amounted to in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	138429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>As a new Department DExEU is not in a position to provide information prior to 2016/17. In 2016/17, no staff were off sick due to mental illness or stress and fewer than 10 individuals were absent in 2017/18 due to stress or mental health conditions and therefore the Department is not in a position to release this information as individuals may be identifiable.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, the Civil Service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the recently published independent review Thriving At Work.</p><p> </p><p>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 is committed to reducing work related absence due to mental health illness and has a number of services and initiatives in place to support members of staff suffering from such conditions. To date 32 DExEU staff have been trained by Mental Health First Aid England as mental health champions and staff also have access to the Employee Assistance Programmes.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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. This includes: in February 2017 the Department signed up to the Time for Change pledge to demonstrate the Department’s commitment to reducing the stigma attached to mental health, and marking world mental health day with a panel discussion sharing mental health and wellbeing experiences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 01/05/2018 14:56:46 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

824629

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last 12 months; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	123430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123431 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

824630

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	123431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 123430 question first answered 25/01/2018 10:56:01 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816681

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the cost was to her Department as a result of officials taking sick leave in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service has set out five priorities for the health and wellbeing of its employees, including priorities in relation to physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, the Civil Service has also committed to being a leading employer on mental health support, in line with the recommendations set out in the independent review Thriving At Work and the Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives consultation.</p><p><br>The total cost of sickness absence to the Department in 2017 was £16,455.24 based on an average of the cost by grade. 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 an attendance management policy and 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.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/01/2018 17:19:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake