Question follow-through · 80935

Employment: Epilepsy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce discrimination faced by people diagnosed with epilepsy in the workplace.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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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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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce discrimination faced by people diagnosed with epilepsy in the workplace.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) protection is available where a worker or job applicant’s condition fits the definition of a disability set out in section 6 of the Act. Under the Act, a person meets the definition of disability if they have ‘a physi...

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