“My Lords, should more be done to advertise the benefits of employing autistic people? I know of one employer who employs 20% of its workforce with autistic people with appropriate management. They find them to be loyal, hard-working and capable of solving problems that, in some cases, few other people can.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism443rd of 9058.5
- Mental health759th of 8902.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…erk, our policy analyst, and our specialist adviser, but because that team brought us into contact with so many autistic people, and others with lived experience. This, of course, was what our committee was all about. The initiatives that were taken by our team went far beyond what normally happens in committee work.”
New Autism Strategy (Autism Act 2009 Committee Report) · 2026-06-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It runs a residential community which provides accommodation for people with acute psychiatric and mental health problems who have been discharged from a hospital where they have been receiving treatment. These are people who can be discharged only because that support is available.”
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill · 2025-02-25 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am intervening just to ask a question. The Minister used the word “stabilised” twice, I think, during his presentation of this instrument—he is looking forward to a stage when the Government can feel that the prison crisis has stabilised.”
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 · 2024-07-29 · Read on Hansard ↗
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