Question follow-through · 80204
Mental Health and Specific Learning Difficulties: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising (a) mental health and (b) learning difficulties as separate protected characteristics to disability.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 27 Oct 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of recognising (a) mental health and (b) learning difficulties as separate protected characteristics to disability.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Oct 2025
Answer published
I refer the hon Member to the answer given to PQ 64372
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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