Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75087
Essential Tremor
Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Essential Tremor as a disability.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe 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’ in this context as having laste...
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