PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hearing Aids: Children (16 October 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of deaf children have access to radio aids to help them communicate in their early years.
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
The Government recognises that early access to language support is essential to help children to learn and to thrive. It is vital that parents and carers who care for deaf and hearing impaired children and young people are supported to communicate with them.
In 2018 we announced new contracts worth more than £25 million to help provide children with special educational needs and disability – including those who are deaf or have a hearing impairment – access to excellent support.
Answered by:
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
24 October 2019
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