Question follow-through · 75199

Special Educational Needs: Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support West Berkshire Council to increase SEND provision in Newbury.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
3 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support West Berkshire Council to increase SEND provision in Newbury.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who require alternative provision sits with local authorities.The department provides local authorities with capital funding to support th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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