Question follow-through · 87506
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her letter to the Chair of the Education Select Committee dated 22 October 2025, when she will begin (a) to seek views through listening sessions in every region of the country and (b) fortnig
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2026 · 64 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her letter to the Chair of the Education Select Committee dated 22 October 2025, when she will begin (a) to seek views through listening sessions in every region of the country and (b) fortnig
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2026
Answer published
In early December, the department launched a national conversation on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform, building on extensive engagement over the past year with children, young people, parents and professionals.We are hosting nine ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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