Question follow-through · 105002

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's written statement entitled Investment in high needs place of 15 December 2025, what evidential basis her department is using to promote internal alternative provision for pupi

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
14 Jan 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's written statement entitled Investment in high needs place of 15 December 2025, what evidential basis her department is using to promote internal alternative provision for pupi

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The department has announced at least £3 billion for high needs capital between 2026/27 and 2029/30, which is intended to create facilities within mainstream schools that can deliver more flexible support adapted to suit the pupils’ needs, alongside expan...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Special Educational Needs: Capital Investment

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15 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidential basis her department is using to promote resource bases for pupils with specialist needs in mainstream schools.

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