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Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability of speech and language support for primary school pupils.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
7 Jul 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability of speech and language support for primary school pupils.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The government consultation, special educational needs and disabilities reform: putting children and young people first, revealed the critical role that speech and language therapy plays in supporting children with speech, language and communication needs...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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