Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4952
Ulcerative Colitis: Disability
Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 16 September 2024
Question
Claire Hazelgrove
Labour — Filton and Bradley Stoke
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether ulcerative colitis is classified as an official disability; and what protections in law are available to people with that condition.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Government does not provide an exhaustive list of recognised or protected disabilities. Rather, the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) defines disability as “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person’s a...
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