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Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of designating Portage services as a targeted early years and SEND support offer across all local authorities; what steps she is taking to address regional v

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of designating Portage services as a targeted early years and SEND support offer across all local authorities; what steps she is taking to address regional v

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Help for families of children with additional needs is central to the Best Start in Life Strategy, which spotlights high-quality, inclusive and joined-up services.The department is considering delivery expectations for how Best Start Family Hubs (BSFHs) c...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Eastleigh

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the SEND teacher training programme will be allocated to schools and early years settings in Eastleigh constituency; and how many teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in Eastlei

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Teachers

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to monitor and evaluate the impact of the SEND teacher training programme on inclusion, attendance and educational outcomes for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Finance

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing an enrichment premium for schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Finance

22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made towards the development of the Enrichment Framework; and if she will set out a timetable for its publication and implementation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

23 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the three-year freeze on the salary threshold for student loan repayments announced in the 2025 Budget.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Executive Agencies

23 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a new national agency for SEND to help address variation in provision.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Hampshire

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children who are on the waiting list for an education, health and care plan in Hampshire; and how many and what proportion of those children have been wait

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Discipline

29 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of internal exclusion on pupil behaviour, attendance and educational outcomes; and what plans she has to strengthen monitoring, reporting and qual

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) clarity of the information provided to prospective students about the terms of Plan 2 student loans at the point of application.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Family Hubs

11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of distribution of Best Start Family Hubs across local authorities; and how much funding is expected to be allocated to Eastleigh.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the student loan repayment system, including interest accrual, on borrowers who take extended periods out of the labour market due to caring responsibilit

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Uniforms

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed cap on branded uniform items on curricular and extracurricular PE participation; and whether her Department has considered allowing a longer