An open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor from 20 all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) said more investment in speech and language therapy would improve the lives of millions of babies, children, young people and their families.
Urging the government to use this week’s budget, set to be announced on 27 October, to deliver more funding for services, the group said increased spending would reduce the risk of more public money being spent at a later date because people’s needs had not been identified and supported early enough.
The letter comes after a coalition of more than 80 organisations wrote to Boris Johnson in March calling for improved access to speech and language therapy.
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