Afzal Khan

11 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the diagnostic wait time on the educational outcomes of autistic (a) girls and (b) boys.

11 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Autism: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to update SEND guidance to reflect current understanding of autism presentation in women and girls.

11 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Autism: Girls

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) schools and (b) colleges are equipped to (i) identify and (ii) support (A) autistic girls and (B) autistic girls who mask symptoms.

11 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities

Women: Autism

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving diagnostic outcomes for autistic women and girls from ethnic minority backgrounds.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that autism-related mental health needs are recognised and supported before reaching clinical thresholds.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for autism (a) diagnosis and (b) support for (i) adults and (ii) children.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical model of autism support in favour of strength-based, neuro-affirmative approaches.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for autism (a) diagnosis and (b) support for (i) adults and (ii) children in Manchester Rusholme constituency.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure adult (a) diagnostic and (b) post-diagnostic pathways for autism are (i) available and (ii) accessible in Manchester.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing national guidance for autism diagnosis to reflect differences in how males and females (a) experience and (b) present neurodi

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) intersectionality and (b) cultural perceptions on the underdiagnosis of autism in women and girls.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to incorporate research on (a) masking and (b) internalised behaviours into (i) autism diagnostic pathways and (ii) training for healthcare professionals.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the gender diagnosis gap for autism.

11 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Housing: Disability and Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to use the NHS 10 Year Health Plan to adapt housing policy to better support the needs of (a) disabled and (b) older people.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Civil Society

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will include plans to ensure food partnerships in every area by 2030 in the National Food Strategy.

10 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Food Strategy will reference young people.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Cybersecurity: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the cyber security industry in Manchester Rusholme on economic growth in the North West; and whether he plans to bring

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Furniture Poverty: Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of levels of furniture poverty in social housing in Manchester Rusholme constituency.

8 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Crisis and Resilience Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to allocate funding for furniture provision through the Crisis and Resilience Fund.

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that her Department's planned affordable housing will meet the (a) best practice guidance from the revised Decent Homes Standard and (b) best practice gu

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help tackle levels of furniture poverty for people living in social housing.

4 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will visit the new Robotics Living Lab at the Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, to make an assessment of the potential merits of this example of in

4 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to promote the UK fashion sector through the Creative Industries Growth strategy.

4 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will visit the new Robotics Living Lab at the Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, to make an assessment of its contribution to sustainable approaches for fashion man

4 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include the role of the UK fashion industry in the Invest 2035 strategy.

4 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Insurance: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate pricing in the insurance market.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Clothing: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the UK fashion industry’s contribution to (a) economic growth and (b) employment in the UK.

3 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of practising (a) dentists and (b) dental (i) hygienists, (ii) therapists and (iii) nurses.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require local authorities to provide family hubs in communities.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to develop a national outcomes framework for family hubs.