Question follow-through · 68026

Special Educational Needs: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Shropshire Council has the resources to provide timely access to education, health and care plans.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
1 Aug 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Shropshire Council has the resources to provide timely access to education, health and care plans.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Aug 2025

    Answer published

    This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The government con...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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