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Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is having discussions with cerebral palsy campaign organisations on the challenges faced by young people with cerebral palsy in mainstream education environments.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
11 Jun 2026 · 29 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is having discussions with cerebral palsy campaign organisations on the challenges faced by young people with cerebral palsy in mainstream education environments.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Schools White Paper and SEND consultation document published earlier this year set out our proposed changes to improve help and support for children and young people with SEND across the 0 to 25 years system.During the 12‑week consultation period, the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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