AUTISM AWARENESS

Early day motion 103, tabled 13 December 2000 by Piara S Khabra (Labour). Signed by 153 members.

That this House backs the call of Ivan Corea to declare 2002 as Autism Awareness Year, aimed at raising the profile and the plight of autistic children across the UK; and urges local education authorities and NHS trusts to do more for autistic children, including autists from minority ethnic communities, to review and assess their educational services and specialist speech therapy services and change policies where discrimination has taken place.

Signatures by party: Labour 104, Liberal Democrat 21, Labour/Co-operative 11, Conservative 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UKUP 1, UUP 1.