Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119278
Primary Education: Speech and Language Therapy
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of speech and language support for pupils in primary schools.
Answer
Georgia GouldSpeech and language therapists (SaLTs) break down communication barriers, but too often, children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) wait too long to receive support from them.As part of our new £1.8 billion investment...
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