Question follow-through · 124160

Developmental Language Disorder: Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are estimated to be living with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in (a) East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency and (b) Sussex.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 26 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 13 Apr 2026
Answer: 16 Apr 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are estimated to be living with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in (a) East Grinstead and Uckfield Constituency and (b) Sussex.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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16 Apr 2026
Answer published
The data requested is not held centrally. Children with developmental coordination disorder, commonly known as dyspraxia, access support through local National Health Service occupational therapy, paediatrics, physiotherapy, and educational services.NHS g...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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