Question follow-through · 124347
Neurodiversity: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of informing parents/guardians of the estimated wait time for an autism or ADHD assessment upon application.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of informing parents/guardians of the estimated wait time for an autism or ADHD assessment upon application.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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