A question on #HearingImpairment #BabiesAndChildren tabled by Lord Kamall on 24-07-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Hearing Impairment: Babies and Children
Question ID: 1826505
UIN: HL9895
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-07-24
Asking Member ID: 4909
Asking Member display name: Lord Kamall
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase access to auditory verbal therapy for deaf babies and children, including by increasing the number of clinicians trained in the auditory verbal approach.
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Date answered: 2025-08-05
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This includes all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including non-hearing children. Auditory verbal therapy is one of a range of ap...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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