Question follow-through · 23176
Autism: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for autism diagnoses.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for autism diagnoses.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2025
Answer published
It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments and diagnosis, in line with relevant National Institute for Hea...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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