Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 42943
Anorexia
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 23 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying severe chronic anorexia as a disability rather than solely a mental health condition.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Department has made no such assessment. Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an individual’s ability to do normal day to day activities.The Equal...
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