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Special Educational Needs

Lords · Question HL11053 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Whitaker

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people aged 18 and over who have speech, language and communication needs.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 18 Nov 2025

NHS England does not hold a dataset that would support an estimate of the number of people aged 18 years old and over who have speech, language, and communication needs to this degree.The Government recognises the important role that speech and language t...