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Dyslexia: Screening

Asked by Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 44850

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the merits of introducing a statutory requirement for schools to screen children for dyslexia before the age of 7.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40829.

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