17 January 2025
Mikey Akers’ petition is being debated in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 January 2025.
In March 2024, Mikey Akers tabled a petition on the UK Parliament website calling for increased investment in speech and language therapy services. In 16 days, it secured over 10,000 signatures and a Government response.
Unusually, the House of Commons Petitions’ Committee decided the petition would be debated. The usual threshold for debates is 100,000 signatures. The calling of the General Election meant the debate did not take place.
Following the General Election, the Petitions’ Committee has now scheduled the debate for Westminster Hall on Monday, 27 January, starting at 4:30pm.
The RCSLT has worked with Mikey, Francesca Beard, Samantha Berry, Dave Harford, Georgia Leckie, Karen Massey, Sharon Oliphant, Gillian Rudd, and Pam Slater on a briefing for the debate. The briefing is supported by 46 organisations.
How you can help
We have set up a template email for you to contact your MP asking them to take part in the debate. All you need is your postcode and five minutes.
We have also produced an Easy Read guide.
