Question follow-through · 109364
Children: Speech and Language Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the education system distinguishes between children with short-term speech and language delays and lifelong communication needs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the education system distinguishes between children with short-term speech and language delays and lifelong communication needs.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2026
Answer published
We know that continuing to build the pipeline of speech and language therapists is essential. This is why the department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to improve access to community health services, inclu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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