Question follow-through · 90728

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled £740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND, published on 27 March 2025, what data she holds on how the additional funding was spen

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
20 Nov 2025
Answer
6 Jan 2026 · 54 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled £740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND, published on 27 March 2025, what data she holds on how the additional funding was spen

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The £740 million high needs capital investment in 2025/26 is on track to create around 10,000 new specialist places, in both special and mainstream schools.Local authorities share plans for their HNPCA with the department as part of grant assurance checks...

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