Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17465

Speech and Language Therapy: Children

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on how many children are currently waiting for NHS speech and language therapy 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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