Oral QuestionCabinet Office

“What the Government's policy is on support for the Ban the Box initiative.”

Tabled: 10 May 2018Answered: 16 May 2018

Answering Minister

the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Care (Stephen Kinnock)

Through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the Department is committed to finding new ways of tackling eating disorders through research. We are supporting research projects, including the eating disorders genetics initiative—one of the largest studies of its kind—and have a £4.25 million collaboration with other UK research funders to build new partnerships in eating disorder research. We are also strengthening support for people with eating disorders by recruiting more mental health workers, expanding mental health support in schools and embedding it in young futures hubs.