Lee Scott MP Stands Up for Autism on World Autism Awareness Day

Scott has campaigned tirelessly for autism in the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster in Britain. He introduced a landmark debate on autism in 2007 and has asked questions on autism in parliamet. He quizzed the British Prime Minister on autism in Prime Minister's Questions in 2007.

Lee Scott introduced the first ever Autism Bill in the House of Commons, a private member's bill in 2008. He has helped not only families with autism in his constituency but also across the United Kingdom. The parliamentarian is a Patron of the UK Autism Foundation. The charity is campaigning on behalf of the poor and is a partner of the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day. Recently British Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke about autism for the very first time when he contacted the autism campaigner Ivan Corea.

In 2007 Lee Scott and Ivan Corea met with Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the issues surrounding autism.

World Autism Awareness Day was initiated by the United Nations on 2nd April 2008. WAAD was backed by the UN General Assembly and the day was proposed by Qatar. Hundreds of awareness raising events were held around the world to mark WAAD 2009.

Scott has called on Prime Minister Brown and the British Government to provide ring fenced funding for autism and to end the postcode lottery to public services. On World Autism Awareness Day, Lee Scott addressed a huge gathering of parents in the London Borough of Redbridge. Scott who is a member of the Select Committee on Health is determined his campaign to raise the profile of autism in the House of Commons, in Westminster.