Question follow-through · 119582
Schools: Speech and Language Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to speech and language support for children with communication needs in schools.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to speech and language support for children with communication needs in schools.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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23 Mar 2026
Answer published
Speech and language therapists (SaLTs) break down communication barriers, but too often, children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) wait too long to receive support from them.As part of our new £1.8 billion investment...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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