Baroness Sherlock (Lab)
Speaking in the House of Lords on 25 June 2026
Debate
Unemployment: People with AutismContribution
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The noble Baroness raises an excellent question about schools and education, and I reassure her that my department is working very closely with the Department for Education to address it. I am sure th
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with AutismThe noble and learned Lord asks an excellent question; I would love to hear after this who the employer is and see what we can learn from them. I would be especially interested to know whether that em
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with AutismI must confess to my noble friend that I have not seen it, but I will seek it out. His point is really important. If we can get young autistic people—indeed, any autistic people—into work, I know that
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with AutismWhat I have been trying to describe is our intention to make sure we have personalised support. The noble Baroness raises an important question. She will know, from having seen the work done and from
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with AutismThe noble Baroness makes an extremely important point. One reason we have focused the nature of our support through the connect to work specialist programme, which works with people who are disabled o
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with AutismThe noble Baroness is absolutely right to focus on support. Alan Milburn made the point very strongly about the need—across the system, not just in employment—to engage with support and early preventi
25 June 2026·Unemployment: People with Autism
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