Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disability
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in her Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability, listed by grade.
Answered by Ian Murray
The table below breaks down the number of staff with mental health or physical conditions by grade:
Grade | Physical Disability | Mental Health condition |
AO | 2 | 0 |
EO | 2 | 3 |
HEO | 8 | 9 |
SEO | 14 | 6 |
G7 | 20 | 14 |
G6 | 8 | 1 |
SCS | 2 | 2 |
Total | 56 | 35 |
Information on the number of people declaring a disability by each government department are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics 2025, an accredited official statistics publication. Latest published data are as at 31 March 2025 and can be found at Table 29 of the statistical tables at the following web address:
Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK
Information for 31 March 2026 is due for publication in July 2026.
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