Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 35927

Employment: Neurodiversity

Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help train employers to (a) recognise and (b) support employees with (i) dyslexia and (ii) neurodivergent conditions.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Neurodivergent people bring many positive benefits to workplaces but face particular barriers to employment, which is reflected in a poor overall employment rate. As a government, we want to support all forms of neurodiversity in the workplace, including ...

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