Question follow-through · 116096

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the £3.5 billion funding announced in the White Paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, published 23 February 2026, is additional funding beyond that announced at the Spending Review.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
3 Mar 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 62 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the £3.5 billion funding announced in the White Paper entitled Every child achieving and thriving, published 23 February 2026, is additional funding beyond that announced at the Spending Review.

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks to the answer of 7 April 2026 to Question HL14880 and HL14881.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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