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Written Question
Autism
Monday 5th January 2015

Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with organisations representing health and care workers on the development of the draft statutory guidance implementing the adult autism strategy.

Answered by Norman Lamb

A number of events around the draft guidance for implementing the Adult Autism Strategy have taken place during the consultation period which began on 7 November and closed on 19 December 2014. These events included representatives of National Health Service provider and commissioning organisations.

In addition, the consultation was widely promoted to health and social care organisations, by third sector partners and through social media networks to reach a wide range of people and groups, including adults with autism, families and carers, and health and social care organisations that plan, commission and provide services for people with autism and their families.

Written Question
Autism
Monday 5th January 2015

Asked by: Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage NHS foundation trusts to follow the statutory guidance implementing the adult autism strategy.

Answered by Norman Lamb

The guidance for implementing the adult autism strategy for the NHS and local authorities is statutory. Therefore, NHS foundation trusts are expected to follow the guidance and the Department will be working with NHS England and other stakeholders to ensure it is widely disseminated and followed in the NHS.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. When he expects to publish a revised adult autism strategy for England...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given some of the difficulties encountered by local areas in developing and sharing innovative practice in progressing the strategy he has just talked about, what consideration has the Minister given to the National Autistic Society’s proposal for an innovation fund as laid down in its “Push For Action” report?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 28 Feb 2012
Health and Social Care Bill

"If the Health Secretary believes so much in the value of his Bill, why did he not take the time to explain it to voters before the general election, instead of promising that there would be no top-down reorganisation of the NHS?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Oct 2011
Oral Answers to Questions

"There is a deep-rooted belief that this review is biased against the survival of the Leeds unit. Will the Minister therefore please assure the House that the decision will be made purely on the evidence, and not on the basis of any preconceived idea of which units should survive and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jun 2011
Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

"I thank the Minister for giving way.

It is not unprecedented for Bills to come back to the House having been changed by the Government, but previously the whole Bill has gone back to Committee. Why are the Government not doing that?..."
Angela Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jun 2011
Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

"Given that the hon. Gentleman voted for the Bill on Second Reading and got that wrong, how can we be confident that he has got it right today?..."
Angela Smith - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jun 2011
Health and Social Care Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

"I appreciate what the hon. Gentleman says, but under the programme motion the Bill has to be completed by 14 July, meaning a maximum of 12 sittings. How can that possibly be adequate time to scrutinise the changes being brought forward?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jun 2011
NHS Future Forum

"Will the Secretary of State apologise to the people of this country for a botched process that will lead to nothing but chaos and confusion in the NHS?..."
Angela Smith - View Speech

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