Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 52508

Employment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to protect people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis from discrimination by employers in Surrey.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The Equality Act 2010 defines disability as ‘a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’. The Act defines ‘long-term’ as having lasted, or likely to ...
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