Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people with epilepsy that are in employment.

There are around 60,000 working age disabled people with epilepsy in employment in the UK, including around 40,000 who report epilepsy as their main health condition.

Source: Annual Population Survey, April 2018 to March 2019.

Notes:

• Data is subject to sampling variation and precision is limited by small sample sizes. Estimates have been rounded to the nearest 5,000 people.
• Figures are for the working age population, comprised of people aged 16 to 64.
• Disability status is defined according to the Government Statistical Service harmonised standard, in line with the Equality Act 2010 core definition.
• 'Main health condition' refers to the health condition that the survey respondent considers their main condition