| Heading: |
Mental Illness and Learning Disability: Equality |
| Question ID: |
1818556 |
| UIN: |
64372 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5191 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Adam Dance
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Adam Dance
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising (a) mental health conditions and (b) learning difficulties as distinct protected characteristics. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1541 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Dame Nia Griffith
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| Answering Member handle: |
NiaGriffithMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@NiaGriffithMP
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| Answer text: |
The Government is fully committed to the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), and to championing the rights of individuals with mental health issues and learning difficulties who are afforded protection in relation to the protected characteristic of disability, w... |
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| Answering body ID: |
31 |
| Answering body name: |
Women and Equalities |
| Tweeted: |
true |