Parliament is debating a Minister For Neurodiversity

On 11 November, MPs will debate whether the UK should have a Minister for Neurodiversity & what the benefits of the position would be to the neurodivergent community. The debate is being held in Westminster Hall, where MPs raise an issue and a government minister has to answer on the record.

What’s being asked for

There are three asks, and each one builds on the last.

1. Make room for the job. The law limits how many ministers the government can have. So government either reshuffles the jobs it already has, or changes the law (the Ministers of the Crown Act) to allow one more.

2. Give the minister real power and real money. A title on its own changes nothing. The ask is for one plan across government, shown to Parliament, with the minister responsible for making it happen and the funding to do it.

3. Do it now. Appoint a Minister for Neurodiversity before the next general election, not at some point in the future.

Why it matters

Right now every system works alone. Schools, the NHS, councils and employers each hold a piece, and nobody is in charge of the whole thing. Families get sent from one place to the next, and too many people never get an answer at all. A minister would make one person accountable for fixing that.

Watch it → You can watch the debate live on Parliament TV.

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