Please find attached my press release on today's announcement that from next year that all health and social care staff will undergo mandatory training on autism and learning disability relevant to their roles.
Dame Cheryl has been reappointed as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA), which is one the largest All-Party Parliamentary Groups in Parliament.
Please find attached a letter I sent to the Department for Work and Pensions and the response I received from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, regarding the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism's Report 'The Autism Act 10 Years On'
Please find enclosed an article I wrote for Parliament's magazine, The House titled 'We must do more to create a society that works for autistic people.'
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 4 September 2019, the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, has commissioned an independent review of the Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge lead by Sir Amyas Morse, former Chief Executive and Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office.
As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism, I was very proud to lead on 'The Autism Act, 10 Years On' Report, which was published on Monday 9 September.
During and Urgent Question in the House of Commons today, I called for the cancellation of HS2 and a review into our Nationwide Transport Infrastructure.
Following today's written statement by the Secretary of State for Transport about HS2, I have made the attached comment, welcoming the moratorium on HS2.
