Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the provision of (1) health, and (2) education, services for children and young people with Tourette’s Syndrome.

The Government is taking a number of steps at the national level to improve provision for children and young people with Tourette’s syndrome.

Health Education England has supported an 85% expansion in the clinical psychology training intake over the past three years. This expansion model is expected to achieve a growth of 2,520 additional psychologists in the National Health Service workforce by 2025. Clinical psychologists are well placed to develop new services and undertake further bespoke development to respond to the needs of patients with Tourette’s syndrome.

Furthermore, the Department for Education published the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision Green paper in March 2022, setting out proposals to improve the system of support for children with SEND or who benefit from alternative provision. These include new national standards and a more inclusive mainstream school system, with more targeted support and intervention for children when they are younger, which will raise standards nationwide for all pupils, including those with Tourette’s syndrome.