Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75087

Essential Tremor

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking 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 Ahmed
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’ in this context as having laste...

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