Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109455

Down's Syndrome: Speech and Language Therapy

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the age at which clinical guidance recommends that speech and language intervention should begin for children with Down syndrome; and whether that guidanc

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
National Health Service guidance sets out information on how to help children and young people with Down syndrome, including that they may need the support of a Speech and Language Therapist. Further information is available at the following link: https:/...

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