NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY'S GREAT EXPECTATIONS CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1994, tabled 23 June 2011 by Annette Brooke (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 152 members.

That this House has great expectations for the education of children with autism; notes that according to new research from the National Autistic Society (NAS), 48 per cent. of parents said they waited over a year to get the right support for their child; acknowledges the devastating impact that a lack of appropriate support has on children with autism and their families; recognises that the Government's proposed special educational needs reforms will shape the future of a generation of children with autism; welcomes the NAS's Great Expectations report, which reflects the views of thousands of children with autism and their parents in the context of these reforms; agrees that these children should expect an education that sets them up for life and that their parents should expect a system that works with, not against, them; urges the Government to listen to their views as set out in the Great Expectations report; and calls on the Government to take decisive action to improve the support available for this group through their reforms.

Signatures by party: Labour 78, Conservative 37, Liberal Democrat 26, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Green 1, Independent 1.