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Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve a) universal, b) targeted and c) specialist speech, language and communication support.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
23 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve a) universal, b) targeted and c) specialist speech, language and communication support.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Speech and Language Therapists (SaLTs) play a critical role in early intervention for children and young people. By breaking down communication barriers, they unlock learning, inclusion, and opportunity for every child.The department is working closely wi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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