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Special Educational Needs and Disability (Support) Bill

The hon. Lady is making a very good speech, which is of interest to all Members. In light of what she has just said about deaf children, does she agree with me that it is very disturbing that, according to the National Deaf Children's Society, deaf children, who should not otherwise be educationally disadvantaged, were on current statistics 41 per cent. less likely to achieve five A* to C grades at GCSE? Does that not suggest that the absence or paucity of early intervention for deaf or hearing-impaired children has a very damaging consequence 10 or 12 years later?