Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86705

Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

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

Answer

Andrew Western
DWP does not require staff to declare whether they have a disability. When a disability is declared, they are not required to give details. Any details that are given are in a free text box where multiple conditions could be shared. Therefore, the data is...

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