Question follow-through · 69018

Special Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 65744 on Special Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if her Department will take steps to include the number of children with foetal valproa

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
18 Jul 2025
Target answer date
22 Jul 2025
Answer
28 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 65744 on Special Educational Needs: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder, if her Department will take steps to include the number of children with foetal valproa

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The department does not have any plans to collect information on the numbers of children with special educational needs (SEN) who have foetal valproate spectrum disorder.The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people wi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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