Question follow-through · 116417
Dedicated Schools Grant
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding arrangements for local authority high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the end of the statutory override in 2027-28.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding arrangements for local authority high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the end of the statutory override in 2027-28.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government has set out plans to address deficits up to the end of 2025/26, providing grants to cover 90% of each council’s deficit once they have produced and received approval for a strong plan to drive sustained and energetic action in accordance wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Dedicated Schools Grant
27 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on local authority finances of accumulated high needs Dedicated Schools Grant deficits ahead of the statutory override ending in 2027-28.
Department for Education: Written Questions
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question (a) 115147, (b) 115148 and (c) 115149 tabled by the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock on 23 February 2026.