Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116071

Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of Communication Support Workers for deaf (a) school, (b) college and (c) university students.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The department does not hold information or data on the availability of Communication Support Workers, or their qualification levels in British Sign Language.However, all education and training providers, as well as other related service providers, have d...

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