Question follow-through · 67117
Women: Autism
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving diagnostic outcomes for autistic women and girls from ethnic minority backgrounds.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 11 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jul 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving diagnostic outcomes for autistic women and girls from ethnic minority backgrounds.
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jul 2025
Answer published
NHS data suggests that rates of diagnoses for autism are often lower in certain ethnic communities, with research literature indicating that attitudes, beliefs and stigma about neurodevelopmental differences are likely to play a significant role in this. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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