Alison Hume

Alison Hume

Labour — Scarborough and Whitby

Speaking in the House of Commons on 8 September 2026

Debate

World Suicide Prevention Day

Contribution

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Autistic people are three times as likely as non-autistic people to die by suicide or attempt suicide. The 2023 suicide prevention strategy for England was the first to recognise autistic people as being at a higher risk of suicide. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need an update on progress for autistic people under the strategy, and on how the Government intend to incorporate autism into future suicide prevention strategies?

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