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Pupils: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that mainstream schools are (a) inclusive and (b) supportive of autistic pupils.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
25 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that mainstream schools are (a) inclusive and (b) supportive of autistic pupils.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    For too long the education and care system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. This government’s...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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