Question follow-through · 124385
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to Portage services.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Pupils: Absenteeism · 10 Apr 2026
- Vocational Education: Yeovil · 10 Apr 2026
- Vocational Education: Qualifications · 10 Apr 2026
- T-levels · 10 Apr 2026
- Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces · 14 Apr 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to Portage services.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Apr 2026
Answer published
On 23 February, the government published its ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper where we announced new investment of over £200 million over three years to strengthen the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) offer in Best Start F...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Pupils: Absenteeism
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce girls’ school absence rates in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Vocational Education: Yeovil
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of V and T Levels on Teaching Staff on Yeovil constituency.
Vocational Education: Qualifications
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of geographic inequalities in access to a range of V and T Levels.
T-levels
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the introduction of T Levels promote gender equality in access to the technical sector.
Special Educational Needs: Armed Forces
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help children with special educational needs and disabilities from mobile military families access continuous specialised support at school.
Free School Meals
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ensuring free school meals provide (a) sustainable, (b) nutritious and (c) locally sourced food.
Free School Meals: Secondary Education
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding secondary school breakfast provision in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Special Educational Needs: Teachers
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that service children with SEND are included in (a) initial teacher training, (b) continuing professional development, (c) SEND practitioner training and (d) school leadership
Children: Neurodiversity
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether guidance on universal screening for neurodivergence will be included in the proposed National Inclusion Standards.
Special Educational Needs: Tribunals
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will provide details on how the role of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities tribunal will be reformed.
Special Educational Needs: Training
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that service children with SEND are included in (a) initial teacher training, (b) continuing professional development, (c) SEND practitioner training and (d) school leadership
Pupil Premium
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Pupil Premium funding to support 16-19-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.