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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) guidance available to (i) parents and (ii) guardians of children who require an Education, Health and Care Plan to navigate the proc

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
24 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) support and (b) guidance available to (i) parents and (ii) guardians of children who require an Education, Health and Care Plan to navigate the proc

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The department is aware of the challenges that families face in accessing support for children and young people through the long, difficult and adversarial education, health and care (EHC) plan process.The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Special Educational Needs

22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increased demand for SEN support in schools.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

22 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that there is equal service provision by local authorities for the (a) issuing and (b) delivery of education, health and care plans.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Religion: Education

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national plan for religious education.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Construction: Apprentices

30 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of construction apprenticeships in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the South East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Slough

25 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of specialist school placements available within Slough.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

25 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with local authorities to ensure adequate educational provision for schoolchildren with an education, health and care plan.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

26 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of continually accrued student loan interest on students when they pause their studies due to unforeseen circumstances.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Finance

27 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Student Finance England on potential accommodations for students who have to pause studies for medical reasons.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Cancer

5 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on (a) support and (b) accommodations for students who receive a cancer diagnosis during their studies.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Slough

13 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school uniform costs on families in Slough.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Welding: Training

20 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of recent trends in the levels of welding training courses available.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Berkshire

21 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for a child to receive an education, health and care plan in (a) England, (b) Berkshire and (c) Slough constituency.