Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.

As at 30 November 2014, there were 237 members of staff in the Department for Education who had declared that they had a disability. The Department recently published internally its Diversity and Equality Plan to ensure continuing progress towards developing a highly capable, diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve.