Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99441

Neurodiversity: Assessments

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Darren Paffey

LabourSouthampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on children and families of local pauses to neurodevelopmental assessments under the NHS Right to Choose pathway; and what steps his Department i

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe del...

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