Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what workplace guidance is available to employers on the use of discriminatory language towards people with a mental illness.

We want employers to create inclusive workplaces which support good mental health, and prevent discriminatory language and practices.

Many employers already have a strong track record in this area and we want to learn from their success, as well as support other employers to create supportive workplace cultures.

There is already a wealth of information available on how employers can support people with mental health conditions. Government sought views on what would further support employers in “Improving Lives - the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ and we are now analysing responses to the consultation.

We will also be considering what further guidance could be made available to employers through the internal review of protections from workplace mental health discrimination, announced by the Prime Minister in January.