Down's Syndrome: Speech and Language Therapy
Commons · Question 109455 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the age at which clinical guidance recommends that speech and language intervention should begin for children with Down syndrome; and whether that guidanc
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 3 Feb 2026
National Health Service guidance sets out information on how to help children and young people with Down syndrome, including that they may need the support of a Speech and Language Therapist. Further information is available at the following link: https:/...