Question follow-through · 128518

Employment: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of introducing training programmes to improve awareness and understanding of neurodiversity in the workplace.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
22 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of introducing training programmes to improve awareness and understanding of neurodiversity in the workplace.

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 April to PQ 127771.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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