PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Exiting the European Union: Staff (12 December 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what measures his Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
Asked by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Asked by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Answer
The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring staff with mental health problems do not face any barriers to success. The Department has two dedicated disability champions and an equalities network to provide support. We are also in the process of introducing training for a number of our staff to enable them to become mental health first aiders. The Department is putting plans in place to ensure the steps established in the 2016 Talent Action Plan are in place in order to help the Civil Service become the most inclusive employer in the UK.
Answered by:
Mr Robin Walker (Conservative)
20 December 2016
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