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Employment: Autism |
Question ID: |
1818590 |
UIN: |
HL9025 |
House: |
Lords |
Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
Asking Member ID: |
547 |
Asking Member display name: |
Lord Wigley
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Lord Wigley
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Member interest: |
false |
Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of autistic adults who are in full-time work. |
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false |
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Date answered: |
2025-07-10 |
Date answer corrected: |
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Is holding answer: |
false |
Is correcting answer: |
false |
Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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Answer text: |
The Annual Population Survey (2023/24) estimates that there were 788,000 people - 1.9% of the UK working-age (16 to 64) population - who self-reported autism as a main or secondary long-term health condition. Of which, 281,000 (36%) were in employment, in... |
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Answering body ID: |
29 |
Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
Tweeted: |
true |