United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4952
Ulcerative Colitis: Disability
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9 September 2024
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16 September 2024 · Answer
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16 September 2024
Summary
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.
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9 September 2024
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
16 September 2024
Answer
The 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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4952
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1728384
- uk · wq-1728384 · source updated 16 September 2024