Topical Questions

Part of Women and Equalities – in the House of Commons at on 5 November 2025.

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Photo of Stephen Timms Stephen Timms The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

Yes, I do. We want a more inclusive society where neurodivergent people, including those with dyspraxia, are supported to thrive. We are working across Government to support earlier Intervention in schools, including through the partnerships for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools programme, and the special educational needs and disabilities reforms coming forward in the new year, but we are also, beyond education, taking a wider view of how we ensure people with conditions such as dyspraxia are not held back.

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