Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95629

Mental Health and Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of changes in the diagnosis rates of mental health conditions and neurodivergence in England in the last five years

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
No assessment has been made. The independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism will examine the similarities and differences between these conditions, focusing on prev...

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