Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31395

Autism: Air Pollution

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Lincoln Jopp

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether air quality is a contributing factor to autism.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...

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