Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98797

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 17 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Gill Furniss

LabourSheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to improve a) universal, b) targeted and c) specialist speech, language and communication support.

Answer

Georgia Gould
On 23 February, we published the ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper, alongside a ‘SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First’ consultation. We announced an investment of over £40 million to increase support available from speech an...

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