Question follow-through · 3637

Special Educational Needs: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in (a) Epsom and Ewell constituency and (b) Surrey; and what steps she plans to take with Surrey County Council to help improve their delive

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
10 Sept 2024
Answer
10 Sept 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in (a) Epsom and Ewell constituency and (b) Surrey; and what steps she plans to take with Surrey County Council to help improve their delive

  2. 10 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Surrey had their Ofsted and Care Quality Commission Local Area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection in September 2023 which identified inconsistent experiences and outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The report, publi...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Holiday Activities and Food Programme

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Children: Poverty

4 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) pre-school, (b) primary school and (c) secondary school-aged children living in poverty other than through the provision of free school meals.

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Educational Psychology: Labour Turnover

13 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase levels of retention of educational psychologists beyond the minimum period they are required to remain in their local authority after their training is completed.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

STEM subjects: Secondary Education

9 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to increase funding for STEM education at secondary school level.

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Education: British National (Overseas)

13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing domestic fee status for the children of British National (Overseas) visa holders in the UK.

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Higher Education: Disadvantaged

27 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) maintenance grants and (b) other policies to help improve the level of participation of disadvantaged students in higher education.

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Young People: Armed Forces

24 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill will apply to armed forces initial training establishments that accept under-18-year-olds.

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Nurseries: Vacancies

18 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle nursery staff recruitment and retention shortages.

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Education: Standards

18 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help close the education attainment gap.

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Overseas Students: Oppression

18 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard students from (a) Hong Kong, (b) Tibet, (c) Taiwan and (d) Xinjiang, who are persecuted by the Chinese authorities on UK campuses.

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Mathematics: Education

24 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming mathematical education to emphasise (a) data, (b) technology and (c) computing.