Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17464

Speech and Language Therapy: Children

Tabled: 9 July 2026

Answered: 16 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is between referral and commencement of NHS speech and language therapy for children aged 0–11 in the Devon Integrated Care Board area.

Answer

Preet Kaur Gill

Community health services, including children’s speech and language therapy services, are locally commissioned to enable systems to best meet the needs of their communities.In the Devon Integrated Care Board area, the average waiting time between referral...

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