Welfare

Marsha De Cordova Excerpts

Wednesday 11th November 2026 Commons Chamber

[Helen Whately]

My hon. Friend makes a really important point, and—

[Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab)]

Will the hon. Lady give way?

[Helen Whately]

I am responding to an intervention, if the hon. Lady will give me a moment.

There is a really important point to be made. Following this debate, I will no doubt receive a lot of criticism about some of the things I say from people who are neurodiverse. However, many people who have an ADHD diagnosis who are in work will respond by talking about the strengths that they believe their ADHD gives them. In fact, if he does not mind my mentioning it, my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson), who is sitting beside me, has recently received an ADHD diagnosis and has had the courage to talk about what that means for him. We should talk about what people can do, not what they cannot.

[Marsha De Cordova]

rose—

[Mark Pritchard]

rose—