Question follow-through · 23703

Special Educational Needs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with SEND use provided travel to and from educational facilities (a) nationally, (b) in Essex and (c) in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
15 Jan 2025
Answer
21 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with SEND use provided travel to and from educational facilities (a) nationally, (b) in Essex and (c) in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The department does not currently routinely collect data about the number of children who have their home-to-school travel arranged by local authorities. We intend to improve our data in this area so that local authorities can benchmark themselves against...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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