Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to extend Equality Act 2010 to include people with episodic and fluctuating mental health conditions.

The Government is aware of concerns that some people with mental health conditions have experienced problems in accessing the Equality Act 2010’s protections. The Government is therefore exploring a number of options including legislation to extend protections from discrimination in the workplace for people with mental health conditions, including through the Equality Act 2010. We will make an announcement on these issues in due course.