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 TimmsThe 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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