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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with additional needs and without an Education, Health and Care Plan receive adequate SEN support in schools; and whether she plans to increase (a) fu

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with additional needs and without an Education, Health and Care Plan receive adequate SEN support in schools; and whether she plans to increase (a) fu

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Under the Children and Families Act 2014, main...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Inspections

16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing the subsidy for Ofsted inspections on (a) small and (b) specialist independent schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Faith Schools: Inspections

16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the subsidy for Ofsted inspections on independent religious schools in (a) Leicester and (b) England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed international students levy on the competitiveness of UK universities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed international students levy on economic growth in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) the United Kingdom; and if she will ensure the

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Special Educational Needs

11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for SEND assessments in each local authority in England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Defibrillators

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered requiring state-funded schools with defibrillators to make those devices publicly accessible where it is safe and practicable to do so.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: recruitment

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of teachers in England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Training

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to expand or reform teacher training programmes to help improve access to the teaching profession.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Recruitment

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of levels of unemployment and underemployment among qualified teachers; and what steps she is taking to help improve increase retention and re-entry levels.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Safety

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures are being taken to ensure student safety on university campuses in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands, and (c) the UK.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

School Meals: Nutrition

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to a) improve the nutritional quality of school meals and b) increase the use of British produced food and ingredients in schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Transport

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of SEND transport contracts on local authority spending; and whether she plans to introduce annual cost caps.