The UK Autism Foundation has urged the government to take decisive action on autism, on the eve of the Autism Bill scheduled to be debated in the House of Commons in Westminster on Friday 27th February. Cheryl Gillan MP's bill calls for an end to the postcode lottery to public services.

Ivan Corea of the UK Autism Foundation has written to Ministers Phil Hope and Sarah McCarthy Fry, urging the government to provide new funding streams for education, health,specialist speech therapy and respite care.

Lee Scott MP, Angela Browning MP and Cheryl Gillan MP have brought in Autism Bills but the position stays the same.

Ivan Corea said: 'It is heart breaking to see banks being bailed out and taxpayers money going to bonus schemes and pensions of bankers and yet parents and carers have to fight and stuggle for a few hours of repite care or speech therapy. The deepening recession is bringing even more suffering and parents, carers and the Autism Community need urgent help. We call on the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to provide new funding and end the postcode lottery to public services - once and for all.'