To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information his Department has gathered on the effect of its policies and practices on the recruitment, development and retention of employees with mental illnesses within (a) his Department and (b) the public sector bodies for which he has responsibility; and what use has been made of that information. (228559)

The Department’s Single Equality Scheme sets out how the Cabinet Office is meeting its Disability Equality Duty, monitoring and reporting on progress. The Department collects and analyses work force data on the impact its recruitment and management systems have on disabled applicants and employees and uses these to ensure those systems are fairly applied.

The public sector bodies sponsored by the Department that are subject to these requirements are responsible for publishing and implementing their own disability equality schemes.