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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.

answeredDepartment for Education

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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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  1. 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.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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