Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 64224

Chlorine Dioxide: Autism

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Daniel Francis

LabourBexleyheath and Crayford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of online misinformation in the use of chlorine dioxide in treatments for autism on people with autism; and what steps he plans to ta

Answer

Feryal Clark
This government recognises the damaging impact online misinformation can have. Autism is not a medical condition with treatments or a "cure". The NHS website highlights that products falsely claiming to be cures or treatments for autism are harm...

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