Anorexia
Commons · Question 42943 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of classifying severe chronic anorexia as a disability rather than solely a mental health condition.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Apr 2025
The Department has made no such assessment. Under the Equality Act 2010, a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an individual’s ability to do normal day to day activities.The Equal...