Mr. Andrew Barnes:

I thank the Deputy. She is absolutely right. One in four to one in five of the workforce at any point in time will have a stressful mental health issue. This means they are not in that time as productive as they might be. If we can give them a day off a week, which could often be mid-week, the ability for them to contribute fully to the business and contribute more broadly to their own lives is absolutely enhanced. This is what we are arguing. The cost to the economy of people being not at their best from a health perspective is that more people go into the health system. People are also less productive at work. Equally we find that the health system itself is overburdened. The Americans kill 250,000 people a year in the health system as a consequence of misdiagnosis occasioned by stress and overwork. The real opportunity here is that, amazingly, a healthy balanced workforce produces at a higher level. This is why it is a win-win for everybody. This seems to be the research coming from all over the world. A healthy balanced workforce produces more but also reduces the burden on government coffers.