Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 85875

Department for Education: Disability and Mental Illness

Tabled: 28 October 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

The department collects diversity and inclusion data through its internal HR system, and encourages staff to update their data voluntarily to support effective monitoring and inclusion. Whilst the system records whether an individual has declared a disabi...

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