Question follow-through · 49053
Cabinet Office: Stress
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 S
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 20 May 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
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 S
1 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2025
Answer published
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-repor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Civil Service: Unpaid Work
2 May 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ethnic groups are eligible to apply to the Civil Service Early Diversity Internship Programme.
Government Departments: Policy
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Government Departments: Policy
2 May 2025 · To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of changes to the write-round process introduced since July 2024.
Civil Service: Equality
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Government Departments: Recruitment
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Admiralty House
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Ethics and Integrity Commission
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Cabinet Office: Women
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Cabinet Office: Recruitment
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Cabinet Office: Staff
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Freedom of Information and Written Questions: Costs
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