Lee Dillon MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Wraparound ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides to schools to (a) collaborate and (b) cluster to deliver wraparound childcare where individual schools are unable to provide adequate capacity.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: Recruitment and TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to recruit and train staff to deliver wraparound childcare, particularly where roles involve split and part-time-only working patterns.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the administrative workload on local authorities, schools, families and the SEND Tribunal of operating parallel SEND systems during the transition to the proposed new system; and
Answer: The department will support local authorities, schools, families and the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) tribunal to manage the move to our new SEND system. We heard clearly from parents, educators and practitioners the importance of a...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of providing parents and carers with a statutory route of redress where provision specified in an Individual Support Plan is not delivered.
Answer: As set out in the department’s consultation, ‘SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First’, the department proposed a duty on settings to produce an Individual Support Plan (ISP) for every child or young person receiving targeted, targeted plus o...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of risk of SEND reforms reducing access to appropriate provision for children and young people with the most complex needs.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards her department will put in place to ensure specialist SEND capacity is not reduced before mainstream inclusion capacity has been established.
Answer: The government wants to make sure that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can receive the support they need to achieve and thrive in their local school, but we know that there will always be a vital role for special schools an...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational Psychology: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the proposed expansion of the educational psychologist workforce set out in The Schools White Paper 2026, what consideration has she given to the potential merits of measures to improve the re
Answer: The department is investing £26 million to train at least 200 educational psychologists per year from 2026/27, with further investment to train more over the following three years, subject to future spending reviews. This is in addition to the £31 million...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school funding allocations for 2026-2027 to meet the costs of the teacher pay award from September 2026.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Newbury to the answer of 14 September to Question 15512.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education and Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential cumulative impact on local authority capacity of implementing reforms to SEND, local government restructuring, curriculum reform and post-16 education an
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities' existing SEND services during the transition to the proposed reformed SEND system.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of aligning the repayment cancellation terms for pre-2006 Plan 1 student loans, which are cancelled at age 65, with the 25-year cancellation period appli
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the reasons for changing the cancellation terms for Plan 1 student loans for borrowers entering repayment from 2006, from cancellation at age 65 to cancellation 25 years after entering repayment; and
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps were taken to ensure that prospective Plan 1 student loan borrowers in the 1998-99 academic year were made aware that their loans could remain repayable until the age of 65; in which documents this i
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning eligibility for free home-to-school transport with a child's designated or catchment school, rather than nearest suitable school.
Answer: The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Children of compulsory school age, 5 to 16, are eligible for free travel if they attend their nearest suitable school an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of late concessions by local authorities in Special Education Needs and Disabilities Tribunal cases, and whether she will commission an independent audit of the le
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about the number of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Tribunal cases disposed of as well as outcomes, including the number of cases conceded, in the SEND Tribunal Tables.In the department’s rec...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statutory guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining written records of communications and decisions during the Education, Health and Care assessment process.
Answer: The department has consulted on proposals to make the education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment process clearer, simpler and more reflective of the voice of parents or carers and the child or young person. The department is carefully reviewing and...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what accountability mechanisms are in place in cases where a local authority is found to have delayed or cancelled access to statutory SEND provision.
Answer: The department publishes annual special educational needs data (SEN2) on education, health and care (EHC) plans and assessments, including timeliness. This informs performance monitoring and targeted support. Furthermore, joint Ofsted and Care Quality Com...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of local authorities met the statutory 20-week deadline for issuing Education, Health and Care Plans in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer: The department publishes 20-week compliance rates in the education, health and care plans publication at a local authority level, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/20...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: TemperatureDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.
Answer: The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summary-of-find...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: TemperatureDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.
Answer: The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summary-of-find...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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