Question follow-through · 29558

Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26566 on Special Educational Needs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lockdown restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic on the (a)

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
6 Feb 2025
Target answer date
12 Feb 2025
Answer
12 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26566 on Special Educational Needs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lockdown restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic on the (a)

  2. 12 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The UK Covid Inquiry was set up to examine the UK's response to and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to learn lessons for the future. The government is committed to learning from the findings of the Covid Inquiry, which will play a key role in informin...

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