Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 80297

Special Educational Needs: Developmental Language Disorder

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children with Developmental Language Disorder receive appropriate support within the education system.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The government is committed to ensuring that every child has the best start in life. This includes all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including speech, language and communications needs such as Developmen...

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