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Speech and Language Disorders: Health Services

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 24475

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England holds data on the number of integrated care boards that commission a defined pathway for the assessment and support of children and young people with selective mutism; and what steps she is taking to address variation in provision, including within NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board.

Answered by Department of Health and Social Care

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

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