Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 120253
Children: Dyslexia
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 8 April 2026
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department requires local authorities to collect in relation to the numbers of children with dyslexia in education in their area.
Answer
Georgia GouldInformation on the numbers of children with dyslexia is not collected separately by the department. Dyslexia is included within the wider special educational need type of ‘Specific learning difficulties’ (SpLD).All the information held by the department r...
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