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 Democrat — Chichester
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 AhmedNational 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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