Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 87356

Employment: Autism

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve employer (a) awareness and (b) training on autism-inclusive workplace practices.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
In the plan to Make Work Pay (October 2024), government committed to raising awareness of all forms of neurodiversity in the workplace. This includes autism. We are supporting employers to be more inclusive in their workplace practices, regardless of diag...

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