Question follow-through · 21232

Neurodiversity: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on neurodiversity-affirmative approaches in schools.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
6 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on neurodiversity-affirmative approaches in schools.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has regular discussions on a wide range of matters with Cabinet colleagues, including my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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