To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of working days lost in the Cabinet Office as a result of workplace stress in the most recent year for which figures are available. (269895)

The Cabinet Office is committed to the health and well-being of its staff and has policies and support in place to manage and reduce workplace stress.

A summary of the Department’s absence data is published quarterly on the Cabinet Office website at:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/absence.aspx

Copies will be placed in the Library.