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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average age at which a child receives a diagnosis of autism was in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average age at which a child receives a diagnosis of autism was in the latest period for which figures are available.
Asked by
Gordon Marsden
(Labour)
Answered by
Phil Hope
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 March 2009
For answer on
30 March 2009
Answered on
20 April 2009
I have been asked to reply.This information is not collected centrally.In 2001, the Medical Research Council (MRC) undertook the first comprehensive review of the UK research into autism, called the MRC Review of Autism Research and is still considered to be a leading source of information about the causes and epidemiology of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).The review report states at page 15:""In a study of individuals aged 2 to over 40 years, the average age of diagnosis was 5 years for autism.""
Subjects
Children; Autism
Date
20 April 2009
Reference
491 c233W; 268161
House
House of Commons
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 16 October (WA 174), which individuals represented the Royal British Legion and the Gulf War Veterans and Families Association at the meeting on 27 January 2003 arranged by the Medical Research Council;and whether the organisers considered inviting Professor Malcolm...
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 16 October (WA 174), which individuals represented the Royal British Legion and the Gulf War Veterans and Families Association at the meeting on 27 January 2003 arranged by the Medical Research Council;and whether the organisers considered inviting Professor Malcolm...
Asked by
Countess of Mar
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Truscott
(Labour)
Answering body
Medical Research Council
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibilities of the Medical Research Council. Professor Blakemore, the chief executive of the MRC, has written to me regarding this matter. An extract from his letter is given below. "““In 2003, the MRC, through our Military Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG), conducted a comprehensive review of relevant research into Gulf Veterans’ illness. As Lord Sainsbury outlined in a written answer to the Countess of Mar on 30 October 2006, the review involved a one-day closed scientific meeting between the MHRAG and a number of scientists from the UK and overseas. This was followed on the next day by a separate private meeting of the MHRAG to appraise the MRC of scientific progress, of the potential for gaining further knowledge and of research needs, and of what the likely medical issues might be. As reported by Lord Sainsbury, in a written answer to a question from Lord Morris of Manchester, we estimated the cost of the review to be between £20,000 and £25,000. This estimate related to the closed scientific meeting, the MHRAG meeting the following day, and the publication of the report.""We of course publish the memberships of our Council and standing advisory Boards/Committees; and the membership of the MHRAG is recorded in the published review. However, it is not the MRC's practice to release into the public domain the names of individuals who either attended, or who may, or may not, have been considered as participants, in closed ad-hoc scientific meetings. If we felt there was a particular reason to make names public, we would make that clear in the letters of invitation. In the case of this scientific meeting, we did not do that. For what I hope are obvious reasons, we would never make public the names of individuals whom we had considered inviting to join a particular committee or meeting, but whom we subsequently decided not to invite. I am therefore not in a position to respond to the Countess of Mar's second question””."
Subjects
Expenditure; Iraq-Kuwait conflict; Research; Reviews; Gulf War syndrome; Medical Research Council; Veterans
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
111; 687 c78-9WA
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:When the Medical Research Council reached the recently reported view that further research into Gulf War illness may not be worthwhile; and on what date and in what form this view was explained to veterans from the 1991 Gulf War who are suffering medically unexplained illnesses and...
asked Her Majesty's Government:When the Medical Research Council reached the recently reported view that further research into Gulf War illness may not be worthwhile; and on what date and in what form this view was explained to veterans from the 1991 Gulf War who are suffering medically unexplained illnesses and...
Asked by
Countess of Mar
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Truscott
(Labour)
Answering body
Medical Research Council
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibilities of the Medical Research Council. Professor Blakemore, the chief executive of MRC, has written to me regarding this matter. An extract from the letter is enclosed. "““As you are aware, the MRC, through our Military Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG), last conducted a comprehensive review of relevant Gulf research in 2003. The MRC has not changed its view from that presented in the published report the ‘MRC review of research into UK Gulf veterans' illnesses', and never stated that ‘further research into Gulf War Illness may not be worthwhile’.""I believe that this question may have resulted from an error in the minutes of a meeting of the Royal British Legion's (RBL) Gulf War Group on 5 September 2006. At the meeting, I understand that Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials reminded the Group of the MHRAG's 2003 findings that;""‘Further studies to characterise symptoms and illnesses of UK GVs based on self-reported exposures are not necessary and epidemiological studies of existing data are unlikely to lead to greater understanding’; and that""‘Further research aimed at improving the long-term health of GVs with persistent symptoms should take priority’.""The discussion of this issue was mis-recorded in theRBL minutes as ‘ ... further research into the causes of Gulf War illnesses was probably not worthwhile’. I understand that the MoD has informed the RBL of the error.””"
Subjects
Iraq-Kuwait conflict; Research; Gulf War syndrome; Medical Research Council; Veterans
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
332; 687 c79WA
House
House of Lords
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 16 October (WA 174), what proportion of the £20,000 to £25,000 spent by the Medical Research Council on reviews of research into Gulf War illnesses was spent on, or in connection with, the one-day meeting held...
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 16 October (WA 174), what proportion of the £20,000 to £25,000 spent by the Medical Research Council on reviews of research into Gulf War illnesses was spent on, or in connection with, the one-day meeting held...
Asked by
Countess of Mar
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Truscott
(Labour)
Answering body
Medical Research Council
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2006
The information requested falls within the responsibilities of the Medical Research Council. Professor Blakemore, the chief executive of the MRC, has written to me regarding this matter. An extract from his letter is given below. "““In 2003, the MRC, through our Military Health Research Advisory Group (MHRAG), conducted a comprehensive review of relevant research into Gulf Veterans’ illness. As Lord Sainsbury outlined in a written answer to the Countess of Mar on 30 October 2006, the review involved a one-day closed scientific meeting between the MHRAG and a number of scientists from the UK and overseas. This was followed on the next day by a separate private meeting of the MHRAG to appraise the MRC of scientific progress, of the potential for gaining further knowledge and of research needs, and of what the likely medical issues might be. As reported by Lord Sainsbury, in a written answer to a question from Lord Morris of Manchester, we estimated the cost of the review to be between £20,000 and £25,000. This estimate related to the closed scientific meeting, the MHRAG meeting the following day, and the publication of the report.""We of course publish the memberships of our Council and standing advisory Boards/Committees; and the membership of the MHRAG is recorded in the published review. However, it is not the MRC's practice to release into the public domain the names of individuals who either attended, or who may, or may not, have been considered as participants, in closed ad-hoc scientific meetings. If we felt there was a particular reason to make names public, we would make that clear in the letters of invitation. In the case of this scientific meeting, we did not do that. For what I hope are obvious reasons, we would never make public the names of individuals whom we had considered inviting to join a particular committee or meeting, but whom we subsequently decided not to invite. I am therefore not in a position to respond to the Countess of Mar's second question””."
Subjects
Expenditure; Iraq-Kuwait conflict; Research; Reviews; Gulf War syndrome; Medical Research Council; Veterans
Date
30 November 2006
Reference
110; 687 c78-9WA
House
House of Lords
Deposited by
Medical Research Council
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council
Committed on
10 December 1998
Originated on
1 March 1998
Received on
10 December 1998
Subjects
Medical treatments; Medicine; Technology; Research; Science; Medical Research Council; Clinical trials
Commons Library location
Dep 99/1105;Research Sc 610.72,P
Lords Library location
HINF 99/1069
Date
10 December 1998
Reference
Dep 99/1105
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Medical Research Council; Institute for Environment and Health
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council; Institute for Environment and Health
Committed on
26 June 1998
Originated on
1 January 1998
Received on
26 June 1998
Subjects
Agriculture; Chemicals; Health hazards; Health and safety; Poisoning; Pesticides; Manual workers; Medicine; Research; Organophosphates; Residues
Commons Library location
Dep 98/641
Lords Library location
HINF 98/1464
Date
26 June 1998
Reference
Dep 98/641
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Medical Research Council
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council
Committed on
12 June 1995
Originated on
1 January 1995
Received on
12 June 1995
Subjects
Medicine; Technology; Research; Science; Medical Research Council
Lords Library location
HINF 95/1364
Date
12 June 1995
Reference
HINF 95/1364
Deposited by
Medical Research Council
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council
Committed on
12 June 1995
Originated on
1 January 1995
Received on
12 June 1995
Subjects
Medicine; Research; Medical Research Council; Business plans
Lords Library location
HINF 95/1363
Date
12 June 1995
Reference
HINF 95/1363
Deposited by
Medical Research Council; British Medical Journal
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council; British Medical Journal
Committed on
14 February 1994
Originated on
12 May 1990
Received on
14 February 1994
Subjects
Fertility; IVF; Reproduction
Lords Library location
HDEP 94/0011
Date
14 February 1994
Reference
HDEP 94/0011
House
House of Lords
Deposited by
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Medical Research Council
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Medical Research Council
Committed on
24 May 1993
Originated on
12 May 1993
Received on
24 May 1993
Subjects
Finance; HIV/AIDS; Medicine; Medical Research Council; Research
Commons Library location
DEP 9225
Lords Library location
HINF 93/0627
Date
24 May 1993
Reference
DEP 9225
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Medical Research Council
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Medical Research Council
Committed on
19 March 1990
Originated on
1 February 1990
Received on
19 March 1990
Subjects
Artificial insemination; Fertility; Licensing; Human embryo experiments; Genetics; Ethics; IVF; Foetal tissue; Hereditary diseases; Medicine; Research
Lords Library location
HINF 90/0147
Date
19 March 1990
Reference
HINF 90/0147