All-Party Parliamentary Group on Speech and Language Difficulties
To make parliament aware that the ability to communicate is a crucial life skill for all; to increase awareness about the impact communication difficulties have on other people's lives; to highlight the importance of early identification and intervention; and to press for increased provision of speech and language therapy.
Subject Group; Health, Medicine & Public Health|Education, Skills & Youth.
Secretariat: Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.rcslt.org/
Members
- Baroness Whitaker (Vice Chair)
- Lord Shinkwin (Vice Chair)
- Mike Wood (Vice Chair)
- Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
- Baroness Thornton
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Williams
- Emma Lewell
- James Wild
- John McDonnnell
- Lord Alton of Liverpool
- Lord Bradley
- Lord Hunt of Wirral
- Lord Low of Dalston
- Lord Rennard
- Lord Watson of Invergowrie
- Mary Glindon
- Matt Western
- Nick Smith
- Sharon Hodgson
- Sureena Brackenridge
Funding and benefits registered
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: Benefits In Kind, £4,501-6,000 (received 12 March 2025)